HGTV Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of HGTV Home Wool Skein HGSW6148
The closest PPG colour is Toasted Almond (PPG1097-3), at ΔE 0.49 — indistinguishable.
Toasted Almond is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.49 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 Toasted Almond really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.49indistinguishable
- LRV
- 61HGTV Home is 63
- Hex
- #DACFBA#D9CFBA in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Toasted Almond reads slightly lighter than Wool Skein 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 Toasted Almond is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Natural Linen 40YY 60/103ΔE 1.19 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Georgian Ivory 40YY 62/134ΔE 1.20 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Summer Wheat PPG14-10ΔE 1.25 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Wool Skein HGSW6148 matched across all 13 brands →