HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Macadamia HGSW6142
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is High Noon (DEC743), at ΔE 1.38 — near-exact.
High Noon is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.38 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 High Noon really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.38near-exact
- LRV
- 47HGTV Home is 49
- Hex
- #CFB999#CCB79B in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. 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: High Noon reads slightly lighter than Macadamia 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 High Noon is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Rustic Taupe DE6129ΔE 1.86 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Stonish Beige DEC716ΔE 1.89 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
- Apache Tan DEC746ΔE 2.40 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Macadamia HGSW6142 matched across all 13 brands →