HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Smokehouse HGSW7040
The closest PPG colour is Introspective (PPG15-18), at ΔE 1.45 — near-exact.
Introspective is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.45 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 Introspective really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.45near-exact
- LRV
- 12HGTV Home is 13
- Hex
- #6D6053#716354 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Introspective is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Curlew PPG1021-6ΔE 1.89 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Monterey Cliffs 10YY 14/080ΔE 2.77 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Lemur PPG1101-7ΔE 3.06 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Smokehouse HGSW7040 matched across all 13 brands →