HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Special Gray HGSW6277
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Tempest (AF-590), at ΔE 1.84 — near-exact.
Tempest is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.84 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 Tempest really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.84near-exact
- LRV
- 19.53HGTV Home is 19
- Hex
- #7A767E#7B787D in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.5 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Tempest reads slightly darker than Special Gray in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Tempest is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sea Life 2118-40ΔE 3.95 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
- Charcoal Linen 2133-40ΔE 4.01 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
- Gray Mountain 1462ΔE 4.21 · close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Special Gray HGSW6277 matched across all 13 brands →