HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home North Star HGSW6246
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Salina Springs (DEC794), at ΔE 0.97 — indistinguishable.
Salina Springs is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.97 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 Salina Springs really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.97indistinguishable
- LRV
- 59HGTV Home is 62
- Hex
- #CAD2D4#CAD0D2 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, 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: Salina Springs reads slightly lighter than North Star 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 Salina Springs is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Veiled Spotlight DE6324ΔE 1.19 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Shiny Nickel DE6338ΔE 1.65 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Mount Sterling DE6317ΔE 1.67 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home North Star HGSW6246 matched across all 13 brands →