HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Neutral White HGSW4017
The closest PPG colour is Antique White (PPG1024-2), at ΔE 0.50 — indistinguishable.
Antique White is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.50 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 Antique White really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.50indistinguishable
- LRV
- 72HGTV Home is 70
- Hex
- #E1DACA#E2DACA in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Antique White reads slightly darker than Neutral White 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 Antique White is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pillar Beige 40YY 67/087ΔE 1.15 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Fossil Stone PPG1102-2ΔE 1.32 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Botany Beige PPG15-27ΔE 1.37 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 17.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Neutral White HGSW4017 matched across all 13 brands →