HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Softly White HGSW4074
The closest PPG colour is Shell White RM (44YY 80/106), at ΔE 0.74 — indistinguishable.
Shell White RM is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.74 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 Shell White RM really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.74indistinguishable
- LRV
- 80HGTV Home is 81
- Hex
- #F6ECD9#F3E9D7 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Shell White RM reads slightly lighter than Softly White 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 Shell White RM is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Parchment Paper PPG1095-1ΔE 0.80 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Currier Creme 40YY 83/107ΔE 0.82 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Sugared Almond 42YY 84/095ΔE 0.85 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Softly White HGSW4074 matched across all 13 brands →