HGTV Home → Behr
Behr equivalent of HGTV Home Upward HGSW6239
The closest Behr colour is Icicles (N490-2), at ΔE 1.75 — near-exact.
Icicles is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.75 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 Behr
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Behr 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 Icicles really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.75near-exact
- LRV
- 55HGTV Home is 57
- Hex
- #BCC5C9#BFC9D0 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Other Behr options
Worth knowing if Icicles is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Flowing Breeze N480-2ΔE 2.10 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Journey's End S520-2ΔE 2.17 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
- Silver Strand 560E-3ΔE 2.18 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Upward HGSW6239 matched across all 13 brands →