HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Pulpwood HGSW3207
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Barely Beige (316-1DB), at ΔE 1.77 — near-exact.
Barely Beige is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.77 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 Barely Beige really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.77near-exact
- LRV
- 66HGTV Home is 65
- Hex
- #E3D2B6#DDD0B6 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Barely Beige is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sugar Scrub 419-1DBΔE 1.87 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Hampshire Beige 322-1DBΔE 1.96 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Odyssey Beige 317-1DBΔE 1.98 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Pulpwood HGSW3207 matched across all 13 brands →