HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Rare & Radiant HGSW4061
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Whisper Gray (DEC785), at ΔE 0.86 — indistinguishable.
Whisper Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.86 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 Whisper Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.86indistinguishable
- LRV
- 73HGTV Home is 77
- Hex
- #E9E5DA#E8E3D9 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Whisper Gray reads slightly lighter than Rare & Radiant 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 Whisper Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Foggy Day DE6226ΔE 0.90 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
- Crystal Haze DE6219ΔE 0.94 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
- Crisp Muslin DE6212ΔE 0.95 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Rare & Radiant HGSW4061 matched across all 13 brands →