HGTV Home → Glidden
Glidden equivalent of HGTV Home Notable Hue HGSW6521
The closest Glidden colour is Dresden Dream (PPG1155-5), at ΔE 0.91 — indistinguishable.
Dresden Dream is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.91 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 Glidden
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Glidden 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 Dresden Dream really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.91indistinguishable
- LRV
- 36.89HGTV Home is 37
- Hex
- #8EA7B9#8BA7BB in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
HGTV Home and Glidden publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Dresden Dream reads slightly lighter than Notable Hue in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Glidden options
Worth knowing if Dresden Dream is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Kaleidoscope PPG1160-4ΔE 1.12 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift.
- Brussels Blue 70BG 38/143ΔE 1.20 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Country House Blue 90BG 38/185ΔE 2.49 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Notable Hue HGSW6521 matched across all 13 brands →