HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Carley's Rose HGSW9002
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Handmade Red (DE6026), at ΔE 1.12 — near-exact.
Handmade Red is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.12 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 Handmade Red really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.12near-exact
- LRV
- 21HGTV Home is 22
- Hex
- #A87678#A87376 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more muted. 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: Handmade Red reads slightly lighter than Carley's Rose 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 Handmade Red is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Hollyhock Bloom DET417ΔE 4.11 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Bohemian Jazz DE6019ΔE 4.14 · close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Homestead Red DET414ΔE 4.34 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Carley's Rose HGSW9002 matched across all 13 brands →