HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Ambitious Amber HGSW6366
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Granola (DE5296), at ΔE 1.90 — near-exact.
Granola is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.90 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 Granola really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.90near-exact
- LRV
- 61HGTV Home is 64
- Hex
- #F5CE9F#F0CB97 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Granola reads slightly lighter than Ambitious Amber 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 Granola is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Golden West DET488ΔE 2.19 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Madera DEC728ΔE 2.30 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Suffragette Yellow DET487ΔE 2.80 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Ambitious Amber HGSW6366 matched across all 13 brands →