HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Afternoon HGSW6675
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Apricot Glow (DE5290), at ΔE 0.81 — indistinguishable.
Apricot Glow is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.81 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 HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Dunn-Edwards 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 Apricot Glow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.81indistinguishable
- LRV
- 63HGTV Home is 65
- Hex
- #FFCE79#FBCB78 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Apricot Glow reads slightly lighter than Afternoon in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Dunn-Edwards options
Worth knowing if Apricot Glow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Golden Retriever DE5318ΔE 1.77 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 8.0 points lower.
- Orange Glass DE5221ΔE 2.13 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Cornsilk Yellow DET498ΔE 2.68 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Afternoon HGSW6675 matched across all 13 brands →