HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Austere Gray HGSW6184
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Frosted Olive (425-2DB), at ΔE 1.25 — near-exact.
Frosted Olive is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.25 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 Dutch Boy
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Dutch Boy 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 Frosted Olive really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.25near-exact
- LRV
- 52HGTV Home is 50
- Hex
- #BEC1B6#BEBFB2 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Frosted Olive is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Colonial Gray 422-2DBΔE 1.77 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Cliff Face 422-3DBΔE 1.94 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Cathedral Spire 423-2DBΔE 3.86 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Austere Gray HGSW6184 matched across all 13 brands →