HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Web Gray HGSW7075
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Stormy Sky (1616), at ΔE 1.09 — near-exact.
Stormy Sky is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.09 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 Stormy Sky really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.09near-exact
- LRV
- 13.75HGTV Home is 13
- Hex
- #626568#616669 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Stormy Sky reads slightly darker than Web Gray in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Stormy Sky is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Charcoal Slate HC-178ΔE 1.16 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
- Ocean Floor 1630ΔE 1.69 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
- Bracken Slate CW-690ΔE 2.21 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Web Gray HGSW7075 matched across all 13 brands →