HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Trailside Tan HGSW3125
The closest PPG colour is Yosemite Trailhead (PPG15-04), at ΔE 0.51 — indistinguishable.
Yosemite Trailhead is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.51 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 Yosemite Trailhead really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.51indistinguishable
- LRV
- 42HGTV Home is 43
- Hex
- #C7A98D#C5A88D in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. 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: Yosemite Trailhead reads slightly lighter than Trailside Tan 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 Yosemite Trailhead is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Family Legacy Tan 00YY 43/196ΔE 0.96 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter.
- Worsted Tan 00YY 40/159ΔE 1.46 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Onionskin Tan 00YY 37/221ΔE 2.20 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Trailside Tan HGSW3125 matched across all 13 brands →