HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Gentle Aquamarine HGSW9046
The closest PPG colour is Idyllic Isle (PPG1235-4), at ΔE 1.46 — near-exact.
Idyllic Isle is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.46 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 Idyllic Isle really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.46near-exact
- LRV
- 55HGTV Home is 54
- Hex
- #94C8D2#97CBD2 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: Idyllic Isle reads slightly darker than Gentle Aquamarine 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 Idyllic Isle is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Ocean Cruise PPG1236-4ΔE 3.16 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 7.0 points higher.
- Sea Faring Clear Blue 17BG 60/218ΔE 3.25 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.0 points higher.
- True Turquoise 19BG 61/207ΔE 3.26 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 7.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Gentle Aquamarine HGSW9046 matched across all 13 brands →