HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Searching Blue HGSW6536
The closest PPG colour is Prairie Kitchen Blue (30BB 22/144), at ΔE 1.49 — near-exact.
Prairie Kitchen Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.49 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 Prairie Kitchen Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.49near-exact
- LRV
- 22HGTV Home is 21
- Hex
- #718099#6C7F9A in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Prairie Kitchen Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Silver Blueberry PPG1163-5ΔE 2.31 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Romance Blue 10BB 25/193ΔE 4.27 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Shady Blue 10BB 22/096ΔE 4.42 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Searching Blue HGSW6536 matched across all 13 brands →