HGTV Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of HGTV Home Wormwood HGSW1505
The closest Valspar colour is Gracious Gray (8004-32D), at ΔE 1.86 — near-exact.
Gracious Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.86 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 Gracious Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.86near-exact
- LRV
- 40HGTV Home is 38
- Hex
- #A6ABA1#A3A7A0 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Gracious Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Building Block V145-3ΔE 2.09 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- Coastal Jetty 5007-1CΔE 2.09 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
- Classic Grayscale V121-2ΔE 2.44 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Wormwood HGSW1505 matched across all 13 brands →