HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Techno Gray HGSW6170
The closest PPG colour is Rocky Road (PPG1000-2), at ΔE 1.64 — near-exact.
Rocky Road is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.64 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 Rocky Road really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.64near-exact
- LRV
- 49HGTV Home is 49
- Hex
- #C2BAAD#BFB9AA in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Rocky Road is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Burmese Beige 40YY 51/084ΔE 1.91 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Hurricane Haze PPG1032-2ΔE 1.99 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
- Tawny Grey 45YY 51/105ΔE 2.12 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Techno Gray HGSW6170 matched across all 13 brands →