HGTV Home → Glidden
Glidden equivalent of HGTV Home Bunglehouse Blue HGSW0048
The closest Glidden colour is Global Waters (50BG 11/123), at ΔE 0.99 — indistinguishable.
Global Waters is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.99 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 Glidden
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Glidden 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 Global Waters really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.99indistinguishable
- LRV
- 11.13HGTV Home is 11
- Hex
- #45626E#47626F in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Glidden publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Global Waters reads slightly darker than Bunglehouse Blue in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Glidden options
Worth knowing if Global Waters is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Silent Night PPG1153-6ΔE 2.79 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.7 points higher.
- Oceania PPG10-01ΔE 2.90 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.6 points lower.
- Mallard Trek Turquoise 30BG 10/111ΔE 3.26 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Bunglehouse Blue HGSW0048 matched across all 13 brands →