HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Cooled Blue HGSW6759
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Polished Aqua (DE5724), at ΔE 2.18 — very close.
Polished Aqua is the closest Dunn-Edwards makes, but at ΔE 2.18 it is a near miss rather than a match. Expect a visible difference where the two meet — on adjoining walls, or against existing trim.
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 Polished Aqua really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 2.18very close
- LRV
- 40HGTV Home is 41
- Hex
- #77BCB6#75B9AE in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. 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: Polished Aqua reads slightly lighter than Cooled Blue 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 Polished Aqua is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Fiesta Blue DET548ΔE 2.64 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Turtle Lake DE5704ΔE 2.73 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Tranquil Teal DE5703ΔE 4.22 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Cooled Blue HGSW6759 matched across all 13 brands →