HGTV Home → Glidden
Glidden equivalent of HGTV Home Highland Grey HGSW2444
The closest Glidden colour is Stone Grey (30YY 31/024), at ΔE 1.99 — near-exact.
Stone Grey is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.99 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 Stone Grey really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.99near-exact
- LRV
- 31.6HGTV Home is 32
- Hex
- #9B9895#9E9793 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
HGTV Home and Glidden publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Stone Grey reads slightly lighter than Highland Grey 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 Stone Grey is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Old Monterey Grey 30YY 33/047ΔE 2.38 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
- Lazy Afternoon PPG1007-5ΔE 2.91 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Rock Slide PPG1022-4ΔE 3.09 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Highland Grey HGSW2444 matched across all 13 brands →