HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Oceanic Trench HGSW3391
The closest PPG colour is Black Amethyst (30RB 07/071), at ΔE 1.09 — near-exact.
Black Amethyst is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.09 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 Black Amethyst really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.09near-exact
- LRV
- 7HGTV Home is 6
- Hex
- #4B4551#4A4653 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Black Amethyst reads slightly darker than Oceanic Trench 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 Black Amethyst is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Blackberry PPG1172-7ΔE 2.60 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Blackhearth PPG1003-7ΔE 3.69 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Black Flame PPG1043-7ΔE 3.84 · close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Oceanic Trench HGSW3391 matched across all 13 brands →