HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Handcrafted Brown HGSW2184
The closest PPG colour is Earthy Ocher (PPG1086-5), at ΔE 1.45 — near-exact.
Earthy Ocher is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.45 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 Earthy Ocher really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.45near-exact
- LRV
- 34HGTV Home is 36
- Hex
- #B89E78#BA9C75 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Earthy Ocher reads slightly lighter than Handcrafted Brown 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 Earthy Ocher is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Golden Granola PPG1094-5ΔE 2.16 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Creamy Caramel PPG1096-5ΔE 2.29 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Applesauce Cake PPG1095-5ΔE 2.46 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Handcrafted Brown HGSW2184 matched across all 13 brands →