HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Solar Sail HGSW1357
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Across the Bay (DE5757), at ΔE 0.48 — indistinguishable.
Across the Bay is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.48 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 Across the Bay really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.48indistinguishable
- LRV
- 64HGTV Home is 69
- Hex
- #B3E1E8#B4E0E7 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Across the Bay reads slightly lighter than Solar Sail 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 Across the Bay is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Winter Escape DE5750ΔE 1.46 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Crystal River DE5778ΔE 1.97 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Soaring Sky DE5736ΔE 2.03 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Solar Sail HGSW1357 matched across all 13 brands →