HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Emotional HGSW6621
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Chiles de Arbol (DEFD21), at ΔE 1.62 — near-exact.
Chiles de Arbol is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.62 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 Chiles de Arbol really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.62near-exact
- LRV
- 20HGTV Home is 21
- Hex
- #C85E4B#C65F47 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, 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: Chiles de Arbol reads slightly lighter than Emotional 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 Chiles de Arbol is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cedar Grove DE5152ΔE 3.35 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted.
- Spicy Tomato DE5139ΔE 3.94 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Southwestern Clay DE5124ΔE 4.11 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Emotional HGSW6621 matched across all 13 brands →