HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Lilac & Frost HGSW1427
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Icy Lavender (DE5924), at ΔE 1.95 — near-exact.
Icy Lavender is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.95 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 Icy Lavender really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.95near-exact
- LRV
- 70HGTV Home is 72
- Hex
- #E2E2ED#DFDCE5 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, 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: Icy Lavender reads slightly lighter than Lilac & Frost 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 Icy Lavender is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Modest Violet DE5945ΔE 2.31 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Cool Frost DE5931ΔE 2.55 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Tranquil Eve DE5952ΔE 2.87 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Lilac & Frost HGSW1427 matched across all 13 brands →