HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Calico Cream HGSW2497
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Fine Grain (DE6213), at ΔE 1.84 — near-exact.
Fine Grain is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.84 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 Fine Grain really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.84near-exact
- LRV
- 59HGTV Home is 63
- Hex
- #D8CFC1#DBCEBD in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. 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: Fine Grain reads slightly lighter than Calico Cream 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 Fine Grain is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Oyster DEC748ΔE 1.88 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Sand Dune DE6128ΔE 2.04 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Desert Suede DE6206ΔE 2.06 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 8.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Calico Cream HGSW2497 matched across all 13 brands →