Magnolia Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of Magnolia Home Lit Candles JG-37
The closest PPG colour is Lotus Flower (PPG1206-1), at ΔE 0.52 — indistinguishable.
Lotus Flower is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.52 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 Lotus Flower really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.52indistinguishable
- LRV
- 85Magnolia Home is 85.62
- Hex
- #F4F0DA#F2EFD9 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
Magnolia Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Lotus Flower reads slightly lighter than Lit Candles 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 Lotus Flower is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Perfect Solution PPG1093-1ΔE 0.98 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points lower.
- Good Graces PPG1211-1ΔE 1.38 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
- Soft Cream PPG1205-2ΔE 1.50 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Lit Candles JG-37 matched across all 13 brands →