HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Simply Joyful HGSW1204
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Firefly (299), at ΔE 0.69 — indistinguishable.
Firefly is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.69 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 Firefly really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.69indistinguishable
- LRV
- 54.72HGTV Home is 58
- Hex
- #EEC463#EEC25F in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 3.3 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Firefly reads slightly lighter than Simply Joyful 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 Firefly is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Luminous Days 300ΔE 2.28 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.6 points lower.
- Hannah Banana CSP-955ΔE 2.59 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Semolina 2155-40ΔE 2.65 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Simply Joyful HGSW1204 matched across all 13 brands →