HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Ramie HGSW6156
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Bungalow Taupe (DE6172), at ΔE 1.41 — near-exact.
Bungalow Taupe is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.41 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 Bungalow Taupe really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.41near-exact
- LRV
- 49HGTV Home is 52
- Hex
- #CEBE9F#CDBDA2 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, 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: Bungalow Taupe reads slightly lighter than Ramie 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 Bungalow Taupe is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pale Beach DE6199ΔE 2.11 · very close · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Riverbed DEC767ΔE 2.52 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- High Noon DEC743ΔE 2.60 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.