HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Diverse Beige HGSW6079
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Ash Gray (DEC751), at ΔE 0.89 — indistinguishable.
Ash Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.89 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 Ash Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.89indistinguishable
- LRV
- 44HGTV Home is 47
- Hex
- #C1B5A9#C2B4A7 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Ash Gray reads slightly lighter than Diverse Beige 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 Ash Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Coral Clay DEC719ΔE 1.64 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
- Steveareno Beige DEC766ΔE 1.67 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Faux Bois DEGR15ΔE 1.80 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Diverse Beige HGSW6079 matched across all 13 brands →