HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Byte Blue HGSW6498
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Shark (DE5771), at ΔE 1.69 — near-exact.
Shark is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.69 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 Shark really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.69near-exact
- LRV
- 64HGTV Home is 68
- Hex
- #CADCDE#C5DCE0 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Shark reads slightly lighter than Byte Blue 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 Shark is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Falling Tears DE5792ΔE 2.47 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 7.0 points lower.
- Silver Spruce DE5743ΔE 2.87 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Blue Moon DE5764ΔE 3.33 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Byte Blue HGSW6498 matched across all 13 brands →