HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Comfort Gray HGSW6205
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Ashwood (DE6290), at ΔE 1.34 — near-exact.
Ashwood is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.34 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 Ashwood really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.34near-exact
- LRV
- 50HGTV Home is 52
- Hex
- #BCC4BD#BEC3BB in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Ashwood reads slightly lighter than Comfort Gray 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 Ashwood is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Foggy Seascape DEGR42ΔE 2.54 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Silhouette DE6276ΔE 2.99 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Haze Blue DE6311ΔE 3.29 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Comfort Gray HGSW6205 matched across all 13 brands →