HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Simplify Beige HGSW6085
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Dry Creek (DE6122), at ΔE 1.24 — near-exact.
Dry Creek is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.24 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 Dry Creek really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.24near-exact
- LRV
- 55HGTV Home is 59
- Hex
- #D8C7B6#D6C7B9 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. 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: Dry Creek reads slightly lighter than Simplify Beige 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 Dry Creek is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Desert Rock DE6066ΔE 2.42 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
- Desert Suede DE6206ΔE 2.88 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Sand Dune DE6128ΔE 3.10 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Simplify Beige HGSW6085 matched across all 13 brands →