HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Useful Gray HGSW7050
The closest PPG colour is Storm's Coming (PPG1008-2), at ΔE 0.55 — indistinguishable.
Storm's Coming is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.55 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 Storm's Coming really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.55indistinguishable
- LRV
- 58HGTV Home is 59
- Hex
- #CFC9BC#CFCABD in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Storm's Coming is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Dust Bunny PPG1000-1ΔE 1.25 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
- Ostrich Feather PPG14-32ΔE 1.28 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Whiskers PPG1025-3ΔE 1.46 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Useful Gray HGSW7050 matched across all 13 brands →