HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Loch Blue HGSW6502
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is English River (DE5789), at ΔE 1.89 — near-exact.
English River is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.89 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 English River really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.89near-exact
- LRV
- 15HGTV Home is 16
- Hex
- #3C768A#2F778B in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: English River reads slightly lighter than Loch Blue 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 English River is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Rare Turquoise DEA133ΔE 2.79 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- By the Bayou DE5782ΔE 2.97 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Mysterious Blue DE5768ΔE 3.67 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Loch Blue HGSW6502 matched across all 13 brands →