HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Wintersweet Grey HGSW3487
The closest PPG colour is Fossil Grey (30YY 56/060), at ΔE 0.59 — indistinguishable.
Fossil Grey is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.59 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 Fossil Grey really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.59indistinguishable
- LRV
- 56HGTV Home is 57
- Hex
- #CEC7BD#CEC6BB 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: Fossil Grey reads slightly lighter than Wintersweet Grey 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 Fossil Grey is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Intuitive PPG1022-2ΔE 0.82 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Dust Bunny PPG1000-1ΔE 1.22 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Great Gray PPG15-28ΔE 1.60 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Wintersweet Grey HGSW3487 matched across all 13 brands →