HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Modernist Gray HGSW1495
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Scalloped Gray (439-2DB), at ΔE 1.95 — near-exact.
Scalloped Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.95 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 Dutch Boy
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Dutch Boy 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 Scalloped Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.95near-exact
- LRV
- 53HGTV Home is 49
- Hex
- #C6C0B6#BEB9B0 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Scalloped Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sultry Gray 442-3DBΔE 2.07 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Comfortable Gray 443-2DBΔE 2.13 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Rhino-ed Gray 440-2DBΔE 2.23 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Modernist Gray HGSW1495 matched across all 13 brands →