HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Lily HGSW6693
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Cookie Dough (DE5435), at ΔE 1.42 — near-exact.
Cookie Dough is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.42 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 Cookie Dough really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.42near-exact
- LRV
- 77HGTV Home is 81
- Hex
- #F9EBC5#F3E8C2 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Cookie Dough reads slightly lighter than Lily 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 Cookie Dough is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Candle in the Wind DE5442ΔE 1.86 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Limesicle DE5484ΔE 1.96 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
- Natural Light DE5505ΔE 2.08 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.