HGTV Home → Glidden
Glidden equivalent of HGTV Home Truly Taupe HGSW6038
The closest Glidden colour is Creamy Hot Cocoa (80YR 36/084), at ΔE 1.51 — near-exact.
Creamy Hot Cocoa is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.51 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 Glidden
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Glidden 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 Creamy Hot Cocoa really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.51near-exact
- LRV
- 36.08HGTV Home is 35
- Hex
- #AF9F95#AC9E97 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
Other Glidden options
Worth knowing if Creamy Hot Cocoa is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Winter's Nap PPG1018-4ΔE 2.17 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Mourning Dove 60YR 35/083ΔE 2.17 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
- Simmering Smoke PPG1019-4ΔE 2.52 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Truly Taupe HGSW6038 matched across all 13 brands →