HGTV Home → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of HGTV Home Windswept Cliff HGSW3226
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Drop Cloth (No.283), at ΔE 1.55 — near-exact.
Drop Cloth is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.55 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 Farrow & Ball
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Farrow & Ball 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 Drop Cloth really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.55near-exact
- LRV
- 51.24HGTV Home is 49
- Hex
- #C5BDAC#BFB9AA in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.2 points higher.
Other Farrow & Ball options
Worth knowing if Drop Cloth is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Old White No.4ΔE 2.49 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.3 points higher.
- Wall White No.58ΔE 2.68 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
- Purbeck Stone No.275ΔE 2.69 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Windswept Cliff HGSW3226 matched across all 13 brands →