HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Common Thread HGSW3116
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Rincon Cove (DEC757), at ΔE 1.18 — near-exact.
Rincon Cove is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.18 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 Rincon Cove really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.18near-exact
- LRV
- 44HGTV Home is 46
- Hex
- #C7B39E#C9B29C in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, 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: Rincon Cove reads slightly lighter than Common Thread 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 Rincon Cove is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sandal DEC715ΔE 1.49 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Stonish Beige DEC716ΔE 1.54 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Rustic Taupe DE6129ΔE 2.31 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Common Thread HGSW3116 matched across all 13 brands →