HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Shagreen HGSW6422
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Fernwood Green (2145-40), at ΔE 1.27 — near-exact.
Fernwood Green is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.27 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 Fernwood Green really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.27near-exact
- LRV
- 56.76HGTV Home is 57
- Hex
- #CCCCA3#CBC99D in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Fernwood Green reads slightly lighter than Shagreen 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 Fernwood Green is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Grasshopper AF-415ΔE 1.52 · near-exact · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 4.9 points lower.
- Peaceful Garden CSP-830ΔE 1.76 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
- Dried Parsley 522ΔE 1.94 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Shagreen HGSW6422 matched across all 13 brands →