HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Web Gray HGSW7075
The closest Valspar colour is High-Speed Steel (4005-2B), at ΔE 1.23 — near-exact.
High-Speed Steel is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.23 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 High-Speed Steel really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.23near-exact
- LRV
- 12.61HGTV Home is 13
- Hex
- #616467#616669 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if High-Speed Steel is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Crucible 4006-2BΔE 1.86 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
- Bottlenose Dolphin 8006-7EΔE 1.95 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Carriage Wheel M330ΔE 2.28 · very close · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Web Gray HGSW7075 matched across all 13 brands →