HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Samovar Silver HGSW6233
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Winter Solstice (1605), at ΔE 0.60 — indistinguishable.
Winter Solstice is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.60 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 Winter Solstice really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.60indistinguishable
- LRV
- 50.66HGTV Home is 51
- Hex
- #B9BFBE#B8BEBE in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Winter Solstice reads slightly lighter than Samovar Silver in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Winter Solstice is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Blue Springs 1592ΔE 1.03 · near-exact · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.3 points lower.
- Eternity AF-695ΔE 1.49 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
- Thundercloud Gray 2124-40ΔE 1.85 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Samovar Silver HGSW6233 matched across all 13 brands →