HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Galaxy Purple HGSW1407
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Frosty Fog (DE5917), at ΔE 1.34 — near-exact.
Frosty Fog is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.34 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 Frosty Fog really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.34near-exact
- LRV
- 69HGTV Home is 72
- Hex
- #DEE1E9#D8DDE6 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. 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: Frosty Fog reads slightly lighter than Galaxy Purple 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 Frosty Fog is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Crystal Falls DE5896ΔE 2.46 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Sparkling Frost DE6345ΔE 2.59 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 10.0 points lower.
- Waterloo DE6330ΔE 2.72 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Galaxy Purple HGSW1407 matched across all 13 brands →