HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Homestead Brown HGSW7515
The closest PPG colour is Introspective (PPG15-18), at ΔE 1.38 — near-exact.
Introspective is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.38 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 Introspective really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.38near-exact
- LRV
- 12HGTV Home is 12
- Hex
- #6D6053#6E5F53 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Introspective is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Coffee House PPG1077-7ΔE 1.76 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Poppy Pods PPG1075-6ΔE 2.37 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Cedar Brown 10YY 11/087ΔE 3.10 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Homestead Brown HGSW7515 matched across all 13 brands →