HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Shade-Grown HGSW6188
The closest Valspar colour is Japanese Seaweed (V143-6), at ΔE 1.98 — near-exact.
Japanese Seaweed is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.98 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 Japanese Seaweed really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.98near-exact
- LRV
- 7.3HGTV Home is 8
- Hex
- #494E42#4E5147 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Japanese Seaweed is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sable Calm 5002-2CΔE 2.90 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
- Flora 5004-2CΔE 3.01 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
- Timber Green 8006-1GΔE 3.36 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Shade-Grown HGSW6188 matched across all 13 brands →