HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Popular Gray HGSW6071
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Miner's Dust (DEC786), at ΔE 1.56 — near-exact.
Miner's Dust is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.56 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 Miner's Dust really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.56near-exact
- LRV
- 58HGTV Home is 61
- Hex
- #D3CEC5#D4CCC3 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. 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: Miner's Dust reads slightly lighter than Popular Gray 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 Miner's Dust is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Petrichor DEGR29ΔE 2.18 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Fine Grain DE6213ΔE 2.28 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Subtlety is Best DEGR06ΔE 2.37 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Popular Gray HGSW6071 matched across all 13 brands →