HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Silver Strand HGSW7057
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Silhouette (DE6276), at ΔE 1.08 — near-exact.
Silhouette is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.08 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 Silhouette really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.08near-exact
- LRV
- 56HGTV Home is 59
- Hex
- #CBCDC4#C8CBC4 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, 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: Silhouette reads slightly lighter than Silver Strand 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 Silhouette is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cloud Cover DEGR44ΔE 1.92 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
- So Chic! DET614ΔE 2.03 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Dolphin Tales DET600ΔE 2.08 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Silver Strand HGSW7057 matched across all 13 brands →