HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Little Boy Blu HGSW9054
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Shark (DE5771), at ΔE 1.11 — near-exact.
Shark is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.11 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 Shark really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.11near-exact
- LRV
- 64HGTV Home is 67
- Hex
- #CADCDE#C7D8DB in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Shark reads slightly lighter than Little Boy Blu 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 Shark is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Falling Tears DE5792ΔE 2.35 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
- Snow Lodge DE5799ΔE 3.10 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
- Mount Sterling DE6317ΔE 3.11 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 8.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Little Boy Blu HGSW9054 matched across all 13 brands →