HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Comfort Gray HGSW6205
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Frosted Olive (425-2DB), at ΔE 1.58 — near-exact.
Frosted Olive is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.58 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 Dutch Boy
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Dutch Boy 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 Frosted Olive really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.58near-exact
- LRV
- 52HGTV Home is 52
- Hex
- #BEC1B6#BEC3BB in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Frosted Olive is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Grayed Wolf 426-3DBΔE 1.63 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
- Silvered Cloud 426-2DBΔE 2.93 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 9.0 points higher.
- Trout Gray 426-4DBΔE 3.39 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Comfort Gray HGSW6205 matched across all 13 brands →