HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Briny HGSW6775
The closest PPG colour is Bermuda (PPG1150-6), at ΔE 1.76 — near-exact.
Bermuda is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.76 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 Bermuda really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.76near-exact
- LRV
- 18HGTV Home is 17
- Hex
- #1B7D8D#08808E in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Bermuda reads slightly darker than Briny in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Bermuda is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Kingfisher Blue 16BG 17/342ΔE 3.00 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
- Hypnotic Sea PPG1234-7ΔE 4.21 · close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Bimini Blue PPG1235-7ΔE 4.27 · close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.