HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Kingdom Gold HGSW6698
The closest PPG colour is Curry Sauce (PPG1210-7), at ΔE 1.61 — near-exact.
Curry Sauce is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.61 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 Curry Sauce really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.61near-exact
- LRV
- 38HGTV Home is 41
- Hex
- #D6A332#D1A436 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Curry Sauce reads slightly lighter than Kingdom Gold 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 Curry Sauce is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Yarrow PPG1214-7ΔE 2.62 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Golden Field PPG1107-7ΔE 3.63 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 7.0 points lower.
- Brass Rail 30YY 44/509ΔE 3.98 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Kingdom Gold HGSW6698 matched across all 13 brands →