HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Resort Tan HGSW7550
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Shelled Nut (419-5DB), at ΔE 1.86 — near-exact.
Shelled Nut is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.86 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 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 Shelled Nut really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.86near-exact
- LRV
- 22HGTV Home is 23
- Hex
- #8E7F6A#907D66 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dutch Boy publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Shelled Nut reads slightly lighter than Resort Tan in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Shelled Nut is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Leather Pouch 417-5DBΔE 1.96 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Forestwood 415-6DBΔE 2.49 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Mountain Meadow 418-5DBΔE 3.04 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Resort Tan HGSW7550 matched across all 13 brands →