HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home White Core HGSW4051
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Baby's Breath (873), at ΔE 0.21 — indistinguishable.
Baby's Breath is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.21 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 Baby's Breath really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.21indistinguishable
- LRV
- 81.5HGTV Home is 83
- Hex
- #EAECE8#E9EBE7 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Baby's Breath reads slightly lighter than White Core 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 Baby's Breath is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- White Violet 1408ΔE 0.49 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.4 points lower.
- White Christmas 872ΔE 0.64 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
- Winter Snow OC-63ΔE 0.64 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home White Core HGSW4051 matched across all 13 brands →