HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Gorgeous White HGSW6049
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Studio White (DE6065), at ΔE 0.56 — indistinguishable.
Studio White is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.56 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 Studio White really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.56indistinguishable
- LRV
- 68HGTV Home is 72
- Hex
- #E8DCD5#E7DBD3 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Studio White reads slightly lighter than Gorgeous White 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 Studio White is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Gallery Gray DE6072ΔE 0.84 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
- Linen White DEC749ΔE 1.36 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Thick Fog DE6058ΔE 2.52 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 11.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Gorgeous White HGSW6049 matched across all 13 brands →