HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Best Bronze HGSW6160
The closest PPG colour is Friar's Brown (PPG1024-7), at ΔE 1.00 — indistinguishable.
Friar's Brown is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.00 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 PPG
Most people comparing HGTV Home to PPG 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 Friar's Brown really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 8HGTV Home is 9
- Hex
- #5E5241#5D513E in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Friar's Brown reads slightly lighter than Best Bronze in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Friar's Brown is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Coffee Bean PPG1025-7ΔE 1.72 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted.
- Star Anise PPG1022-7ΔE 2.38 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Afternoon Tea PPG1023-7ΔE 2.39 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Best Bronze HGSW6160 matched across all 13 brands →