HGTV Home → Behr
Behr equivalent of HGTV Home Rice Terrace HGSW3296
The closest Behr colour is Quiet Teal (BXC-85), at ΔE 1.21 — near-exact.
Quiet Teal is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.21 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Behr
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Behr are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Quiet Teal really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.21near-exact
- LRV
- 47HGTV Home is 46
- Hex
- #A9BAB1#ADBBB2 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
HGTV Home and Behr publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Quiet Teal reads slightly darker than Rice Terrace in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Behr options
Worth knowing if Quiet Teal is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Zen PPU11-14ΔE 1.27 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Smokey Slate 460E-3ΔE 1.92 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Southern Breeze 450E-3ΔE 2.54 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Rice Terrace HGSW3296 matched across all 13 brands →