HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Neutral Ground HGSW7568
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Stucco Tan (DE6205), at ΔE 1.40 — near-exact.
Stucco Tan is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.40 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 Stucco Tan really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.40near-exact
- LRV
- 68HGTV Home is 70
- Hex
- #E8DECE#E2DACA in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. 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: Stucco Tan reads slightly lighter than Neutral Ground 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 Stucco Tan is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Instant Classic DET672ΔE 1.50 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
- Pueblo White DET675ΔE 1.78 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Bone DEC765ΔE 1.84 · near-exact · 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 Neutral Ground HGSW7568 matched across all 13 brands →