HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Balanced Beige HGSW7037
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Steveareno Beige (DEC766), at ΔE 1.24 — near-exact.
Steveareno Beige is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.24 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 Steveareno Beige really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.24near-exact
- LRV
- 44HGTV Home is 45
- Hex
- #C5B5A4#C0B2A2 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. 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: Steveareno Beige reads slightly lighter than Balanced Beige 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 Steveareno Beige is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Coral Clay DEC719ΔE 1.43 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Ash Gray DEC751ΔE 1.86 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Pigeon Gray DE6214ΔE 2.03 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Balanced Beige HGSW7037 matched across all 13 brands →