HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Frosted Emerald HGSW9035
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Verde (DE5627), at ΔE 1.71 — near-exact.
Verde is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.71 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 Verde really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.71near-exact
- LRV
- 36HGTV Home is 37
- Hex
- #7FB383#78B185 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, 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: Verde reads slightly lighter than Frosted Emerald 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 Verde is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Forest Frolic DE5669ΔE 3.73 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
- Green Tourmaline DET524ΔE 4.11 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Joshua Tree DET527ΔE 4.30 · 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 Frosted Emerald HGSW9035 matched across all 13 brands →