HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Vanilla Sugar HGSW3157
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Brandy Cream (1030), at ΔE 1.00 — near-exact.
Brandy Cream is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.00 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 Brandy Cream really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.00near-exact
- LRV
- 66.28HGTV Home is 67
- Hex
- #E2D4C2#DFD3C3 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Brandy Cream reads slightly lighter than Vanilla Sugar 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 Brandy Cream is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Dusty Road 1017ΔE 1.14 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.4 points lower.
- Tucson Winds 1024ΔE 1.19 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.
- Frosted Toffee 988ΔE 1.22 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 3.1 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Vanilla Sugar HGSW3157 matched across all 13 brands →