HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Laid-Back Beige HGSW3127
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Practical Tan (DE6115), at ΔE 1.09 — near-exact.
Practical Tan is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.09 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 Practical Tan really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.09near-exact
- LRV
- 58HGTV Home is 60
- Hex
- #E1CBB6#DCC7B3 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter. 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: Practical Tan reads slightly lighter than Laid-Back Beige 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 Practical Tan is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Dry Creek DE6122ΔE 1.63 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
- Sahara DEC747ΔE 2.23 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 8.0 points lower.
- Cliff's View DEC720ΔE 2.51 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Laid-Back Beige HGSW3127 matched across all 13 brands →