HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Shiny Penny HGSW2115
The closest PPG colour is Buffalo Trail (PPG1202-5), at ΔE 1.43 — near-exact.
Buffalo Trail is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.43 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 Buffalo Trail really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.43near-exact
- LRV
- 44HGTV Home is 47
- Hex
- #E2AC78#E3AB7B in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Buffalo Trail reads slightly lighter than Shiny Penny 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 Buffalo Trail is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Peachwood 00YY 50/306ΔE 3.74 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
- Orange Liqueur PPG1198-4ΔE 3.90 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Gentle Doe PPG1201-4ΔE 4.37 · close · 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 Shiny Penny HGSW2115 matched across all 13 brands →