HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Capri HGSW6788
The closest PPG colour is Milano Teal (16BG 29/350), at ΔE 0.88 — indistinguishable.
Milano Teal is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.88 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 Milano Teal really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.88indistinguishable
- LRV
- 29HGTV Home is 28
- Hex
- #089EB4#01A0B8 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, 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: Milano Teal reads slightly darker than Capri 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 Milano Teal is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Jamaican Sea PPG1236-6ΔE 1.94 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points higher.
- Splash Of Teal 17BG 36/333ΔE 4.15 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 8.0 points higher.
- Acapulco Cliffs PPG1150-5ΔE 4.56 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.