Magnolia Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of Magnolia Home Pecan Grove JG-149
The closest PPG colour is Black Walnut (PPG1014-7), at ΔE 1.72 — near-exact.
Black Walnut is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.72 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 Black Walnut really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.72near-exact
- LRV
- 6Magnolia Home is 6.4
- Hex
- #554747#504546 in Magnolia Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Magnolia Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Black Walnut reads slightly lighter than Pecan Grove 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 Black Walnut is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Black Elegance PPG1004-7ΔE 1.78 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points lower.
- French Toast PPG15-24ΔE 3.08 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
- Phantom Mist PPG1002-7ΔE 3.67 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Pecan Grove JG-149 matched across all 13 brands →