HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Cucumber Water HGSW2247
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Seawind (325-1DB), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Seawind is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.00 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 Seawind really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 71HGTV Home is 71
- Hex
- #DBDDBD#DBDDBD in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Seawind is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Green Garden 227-1DBΔE 1.17 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Grass Cloth 224-1DBΔE 2.04 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
- Pistachio Shell 226-1DBΔE 2.13 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Cucumber Water HGSW2247 matched across all 13 brands →