HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Sunflower HGSW6678
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Persimmon (DE5293), at ΔE 0.42 — indistinguishable.
Persimmon is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.42 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 Persimmon really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.42indistinguishable
- LRV
- 38HGTV Home is 40
- Hex
- #E59B34#E39A33 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Persimmon reads slightly lighter than Sunflower 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 Persimmon is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pavilion Peach DE5286ΔE 2.12 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Copper Cove DE5320ΔE 3.38 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Acorn Squash DE5292ΔE 3.51 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Sunflower HGSW6678 matched across all 13 brands →