HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Hint of Crimson HGSW3416
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Young Fawn (DE6038), at ΔE 1.12 — near-exact.
Young Fawn is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.12 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 Young Fawn really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.12near-exact
- LRV
- 44HGTV Home is 47
- Hex
- #C3B4B3#C1B2B3 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: Young Fawn reads slightly lighter than Hint of Crimson 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 Young Fawn is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Antique Mauve DE6395ΔE 1.84 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
- Wafting Gray DE6031ΔE 3.50 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Wispy Mauve DE6045ΔE 3.86 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Hint of Crimson HGSW3416 matched across all 13 brands →