HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Independent Gold HGSW6401
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Toasted Marshmallow (DE6165), at ΔE 1.84 — near-exact.
Toasted Marshmallow is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.84 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 Toasted Marshmallow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.84near-exact
- LRV
- 49HGTV Home is 51
- Hex
- #DABD84#D2BA83 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. 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: Toasted Marshmallow reads slightly lighter than Independent Gold 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 Toasted Marshmallow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Buckskin DE6158ΔE 2.55 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Olive Wood Branch DESS21ΔE 2.64 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Oak Harbor DE6179ΔE 3.22 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 7.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Independent Gold HGSW6401 matched across all 13 brands →