HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Purple Midnight HGSW2401
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Constellations (242-7DB), at ΔE 0.00 — indistinguishable.
Constellations is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.00 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 Constellations really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 5HGTV Home is 5
- Hex
- #3B3C5A#3B3C5A in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Constellations is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Violet Aurora 243-7DBΔE 3.09 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Garden Iris 242-6DBΔE 3.77 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Starry Sky 340-7DBΔE 4.35 · close · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Purple Midnight HGSW2401 matched across all 13 brands →