HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Polished Concrete HGSW9167
The closest PPG colour is Stone Grey (30YY 31/024), at ΔE 1.99 — near-exact.
Stone Grey is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.99 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 Stone Grey really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.99near-exact
- LRV
- 31HGTV Home is 32
- Hex
- #9B9895#9E9793 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Stone Grey reads slightly lighter than Polished Concrete 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 Stone Grey is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Old Monterey Grey 30YY 33/047ΔE 2.38 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Lazy Afternoon PPG1007-5ΔE 2.91 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Rock Slide PPG1022-4ΔE 3.09 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Polished Concrete HGSW9167 matched across all 13 brands →