HGTV Home → Glidden
Glidden equivalent of HGTV Home Delft HGSW9134
The closest Glidden colour is Aqua Smoke (PPG1034-5), at ΔE 0.36 — indistinguishable.
Aqua Smoke is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.36 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 Aqua Smoke really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.36indistinguishable
- LRV
- 32.91HGTV Home is 33
- Hex
- #8C9FA0#8B9FA0 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
HGTV Home and Glidden publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Aqua Smoke reads slightly lighter than Delft in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Glidden options
Worth knowing if Aqua Smoke is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Blue Grass Field 70GG 32/067ΔE 1.40 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points lower.
- Symphony Of Blue PPG1035-4ΔE 2.43 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- After the Storm PPG1036-4ΔE 2.49 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.