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Same name, different colors

Tangled Twine: 2 paint colors share this name.

PPG and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Tangled Twine. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.

Side by side

Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.

PPGTangled TwinePPG1093-6 · #B19466LRV31LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView PPG PPG1093-6
Sherwin-WilliamsTangled TwineSW 9538 · #A18A67LRV27LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView Sherwin-Williams SW 9538

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
PPGPPG1093-6#B1946631WarmBrown
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 9538#A18A6727WarmBrown

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

PPG1093-6 is 4 points lighter than SW 9538.

Tangled Twine · 2 brands

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