HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Clary Sage HGSW6178
The closest PPG colour is Photo Gray (PPG1029-4), at ΔE 0.95 — indistinguishable.
Photo Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.95 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 Photo Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.95indistinguishable
- LRV
- 40HGTV Home is 41
- Hex
- #AEAD96#ACAD97 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, 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: Photo Gray reads slightly lighter than Clary Sage 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 Photo Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Olive Sprig PPG1125-4ΔE 1.76 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Scottish Moor PPG11-20ΔE 2.23 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Wandering Willow PPG1031-3ΔE 2.34 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Clary Sage HGSW6178 matched across all 13 brands →