HGTV Home → Glidden
Glidden equivalent of HGTV Home Quinoa HGSW9102
The closest Glidden colour is Happy Trails (PPG1084-4), at ΔE 1.22 — near-exact.
Happy Trails is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.22 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 Happy Trails really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.22near-exact
- LRV
- 48.8HGTV Home is 50
- Hex
- #CDB69B#CFB597 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
HGTV Home and Glidden publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Happy Trails reads slightly lighter than Quinoa 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 Happy Trails is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Gaia PPG14-18ΔE 2.10 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.3 points higher.
- Bonjour Beige 20YY 49/176ΔE 2.24 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
- Beige Tellin PPG15-31ΔE 2.28 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.9 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Quinoa HGSW9102 matched across all 13 brands →