HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Diamond Weave HGSW3166
The closest PPG colour is Almond Cream (PPG1086-3), at ΔE 0.94 — indistinguishable.
Almond Cream is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.94 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 Almond Cream really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.94indistinguishable
- LRV
- 62HGTV Home is 63
- Hex
- #E1CFB2#E1CDAE in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more muted. 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: Almond Cream reads slightly lighter than Diamond Weave 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 Almond Cream is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Assateague Sand PPG12-26ΔE 1.34 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Prairie House Cream 30YY 60/205ΔE 1.54 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Whispering Wheat 30YY 58/178ΔE 1.56 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Diamond Weave HGSW3166 matched across all 13 brands →