HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Repose Gray HGSW7015
The closest PPG colour is Swirling Smoke (PPG1007-2), at ΔE 0.60 — indistinguishable.
Swirling Smoke is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.60 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 Swirling Smoke really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.60indistinguishable
- LRV
- 60HGTV Home is 58
- Hex
- #CECAC1#CCC9C0 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Swirling Smoke is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Early Evening PPG1006-3ΔE 0.67 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker.
- Whiskers PPG1025-3ΔE 1.28 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Cool Slate PPG1002-3ΔE 1.48 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Repose Gray HGSW7015 matched across all 13 brands →