HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Melancholoy Mint HGSW2256
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Hidden Hills (DE5569), at ΔE 0.69 — indistinguishable.
Hidden Hills is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.69 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 Hidden Hills really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.69indistinguishable
- LRV
- 57HGTV Home is 60
- Hex
- #C5D2B1#C5D1B2 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. 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: Hidden Hills reads slightly lighter than Melancholoy Mint 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 Hidden Hills is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Nature DE5590ΔE 3.22 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Olive Martini DE5562ΔE 3.71 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Jade Bracelet DE5583ΔE 4.01 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Melancholoy Mint HGSW2256 matched across all 13 brands →