Magnolia Home → PPG
PPG equivalent of Magnolia Home Watering Can JG-135
The closest PPG colour is Old Monterey Grey (30YY 33/047), at ΔE 0.31 — indistinguishable.
Old Monterey Grey is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.31 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 Old Monterey Grey really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.31indistinguishable
- LRV
- 33Magnolia Home is 33.16
- Hex
- #A29C95#A19B94 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Magnolia Home and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Old Monterey Grey reads slightly lighter than Watering Can 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 Old Monterey Grey is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Shadowy PPG0998-4ΔE 1.71 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
- Simmering Smoke PPG1019-4ΔE 2.41 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.8 points higher.
- Winter's Nap PPG1018-4ΔE 2.42 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Watering Can JG-135 matched across all 13 brands →