HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Tetragold HGSW2135
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Golden Mist (2158-40), at ΔE 0.36 — indistinguishable.
Golden Mist is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.36 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 Golden Mist really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.36indistinguishable
- LRV
- 51.59HGTV Home is 54
- Hex
- #E8B981#E8B87F in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Golden Mist reads slightly lighter than Tetragold 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 Golden Mist is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Orange Ice 166ΔE 1.44 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Gamboge CW-285ΔE 2.23 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 5.3 points lower.
- Soft Marigold 160ΔE 2.28 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Tetragold HGSW2135 matched across all 13 brands →