HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Watermarked HGSW3337
The closest PPG colour is Ghost Whisperer (PPG1039-1), at ΔE 0.85 — indistinguishable.
Ghost Whisperer is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.85 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 Ghost Whisperer really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.85indistinguishable
- LRV
- 64HGTV Home is 62
- Hex
- #CBD1D0#CDD2D2 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Ghost Whisperer reads slightly darker than Watermarked in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Ghost Whisperer is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Elemental PPG1011-2ΔE 1.01 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Barely Jade 10GG 62/026ΔE 1.11 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
- Peregrine PPG0993-1ΔE 1.96 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 6.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Watermarked HGSW3337 matched across all 13 brands →