HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Salty Dog HGSW9177
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Marine Blue (2059-10), at ΔE 1.28 — near-exact.
Marine Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.28 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 Benjamin Moore
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Benjamin Moore 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 Marine Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.28near-exact
- LRV
- 6.15HGTV Home is 4
- Hex
- #1D3E59#234058 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Marine Blue reads slightly darker than Salty Dog in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Marine Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cefalú Beach 2061-20ΔE 2.85 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.8 points higher.
- North Sea CC-932ΔE 3.69 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Gentleman's Gray 2062-20ΔE 3.96 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.3 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Salty Dog HGSW9177 matched across all 13 brands →