Magnolia Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of Magnolia Home Blanched JG-103
The closest PPG colour is Rain Cloud (PPG1125-1), at ΔE 1.39 — near-exact.
Rain Cloud is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.39 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 Magnolia Home and PPG
Most people comparing Magnolia 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 Rain Cloud really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.39near-exact
- LRV
- 75Magnolia Home is 74.83
- Hex
- #E1E1D5#E3E1D2 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Magnolia Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Rain Cloud reads slightly darker than Blanched 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 Rain Cloud is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Off White PPG1024-1ΔE 1.39 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
- Cocoon PPG1027-1ΔE 1.39 · near-exact · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 4.8 points lower.
- Prairie Winds PPG1111-1ΔE 1.41 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 4.2 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Blanched JG-103 matched across all 13 brands →