HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Tradewind Blue HGSW3307
The closest Valspar colour is Scottish Heath (T634), at ΔE 1.41 — near-exact.
Scottish Heath is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.41 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 Scottish Heath really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.41near-exact
- LRV
- 60.94HGTV Home is 61
- Hex
- #C5CFCD#C2CFCF in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Scottish Heath reads slightly lighter than Tradewind Blue in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Scottish Heath is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Lark Wing M308ΔE 1.49 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Milky Way 8004-37BΔE 1.50 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Adorbs P030ΔE 1.67 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Tradewind Blue HGSW3307 matched across all 13 brands →