HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Intellectual Gray HGSW7045
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Poised Neutral (440-4DB), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Poised Neutral is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.00 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 Dutch Boy
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Dutch Boy 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 Poised Neutral really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 36HGTV Home is 36
- Hex
- #A8A093#A8A093 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Poised Neutral is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Hazy Gray 440-3DBΔE 1.63 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Drifted Wood 443-3DBΔE 1.75 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Breakwall 405-3DBΔE 2.00 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Intellectual Gray HGSW7045 matched across all 13 brands →