HGTV Home → Glidden
Glidden equivalent of HGTV Home Playa Arenoso HGSW9094
The closest Glidden colour is Cocoa Cream (PPG1079-3), at ΔE 0.91 — indistinguishable.
Cocoa Cream is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.91 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 Glidden
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Glidden 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 Cocoa Cream really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.91indistinguishable
- LRV
- 59.75HGTV Home is 60
- Hex
- #DBC8B6#DCC7B3 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
HGTV Home and Glidden publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Cocoa Cream reads slightly lighter than Playa Arenoso in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Glidden options
Worth knowing if Cocoa Cream is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Tea & Honey 00YY 62/144ΔE 1.74 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points higher.
- Comfort PPG1078-3ΔE 1.85 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.9 points higher.
- Castaway Shore Beige 00YY 54/146ΔE 2.19 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.6 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Playa Arenoso HGSW9094 matched across all 13 brands →