HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Sensitive Tint HGSW6267
The closest Valspar colour is Whisper Soft (8004-1B), at ΔE 0.93 — indistinguishable.
Whisper Soft is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.93 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 Valspar
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Valspar 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 Whisper Soft really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.93indistinguishable
- LRV
- 61HGTV Home is 59
- Hex
- #D1CBCF#CEC9CC in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Whisper Soft is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Mercury Glass V136-1ΔE 1.40 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 2.1 points higher.
- Elephant in the Room 8006-12BΔE 1.50 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Windy City 8005-12BΔE 2.06 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Sensitive Tint HGSW6267 matched across all 13 brands →