HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Geometric Yellow HGSW1171
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Bumblebee (DE5342), at ΔE 0.40 — indistinguishable.
Bumblebee is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.40 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 Bumblebee really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.40indistinguishable
- LRV
- 61HGTV Home is 63
- Hex
- #FFC82A#FFC723 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Bumblebee reads slightly lighter than Geometric Yellow 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 Bumblebee is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Goldenrod DEA120ΔE 2.03 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Confident Yellow DEA117ΔE 2.09 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Corn Harvest DE5348ΔE 2.46 · 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 Geometric Yellow HGSW1171 matched across all 13 brands →