HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Borscht HGSW7578
The closest PPG colour is Classic Burgundy (09YR 05/305), at ΔE 1.82 — near-exact.
Classic Burgundy is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.82 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 Classic Burgundy really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.82near-exact
- LRV
- 5HGTV Home is 6
- Hex
- #77393E#72353D in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. 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: Classic Burgundy reads slightly lighter than Borscht 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 Classic Burgundy is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Merlot PPG13-04ΔE 3.13 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Ruby Lips PPG1052-7ΔE 3.81 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Bordeaux PPG1055-7ΔE 3.83 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Borscht HGSW7578 matched across all 13 brands →