HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Online HGSW7072
The closest PPG colour is Stargazer (PPG1011-3), at ΔE 1.14 — near-exact.
Stargazer is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.14 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 Stargazer really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.14near-exact
- LRV
- 46HGTV Home is 45
- Hex
- #AFB4B6#B0B5B5 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: Stargazer reads slightly darker than Online 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 Stargazer is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Smoke Screen PPG1038-4ΔE 2.06 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Mirror Mirror PPG1039-3ΔE 2.15 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Gray Stone PPG1009-4ΔE 2.60 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Online HGSW7072 matched across all 13 brands →