HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Watery HGSW6478
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Heavenly Blue (709), at ΔE 1.25 — near-exact.
Heavenly Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.25 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 Heavenly Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.25near-exact
- LRV
- 56.47HGTV Home is 57
- Hex
- #B7CCC7#B4CCC9 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Heavenly Blue reads slightly lighter than Watery 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 Heavenly Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Seacliff Heights 688ΔE 1.83 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
- Gossamer Blue 2123-40ΔE 2.06 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Yarmouth Blue HC-150ΔE 2.90 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Watery HGSW6478 matched across all 13 brands →