HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Anorak Brown HGSW3102
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Rodeo (DEA163), at ΔE 1.81 — near-exact.
Rodeo is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.81 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 Rodeo really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.81near-exact
- LRV
- 12HGTV Home is 13
- Hex
- #7F5E46#815D40 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Rodeo reads slightly lighter than Anorak Brown 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 Rodeo is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Chestnut Brown DESS11ΔE 3.43 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Handcrafted DESS15ΔE 3.43 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Wild Horses DET683ΔE 4.02 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Anorak Brown HGSW3102 matched across all 13 brands →