HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Folksy Gold HGSW6360
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Coyote (DE5249), at ΔE 1.26 — near-exact.
Coyote is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.26 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 Coyote really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.26near-exact
- LRV
- 37HGTV Home is 38
- Hex
- #DC9B68#D69969 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. 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: Coyote reads slightly lighter than Folksy Gold 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 Coyote is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Santa Fe Sunrise DET468ΔE 2.28 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Apple Cider DE5270ΔE 2.34 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Soft Leather DE5256ΔE 2.60 · very 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 Folksy Gold HGSW6360 matched across all 13 brands →