HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Talc Powder HGSW4050
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Floating Feather (DE6142), at ΔE 0.51 — indistinguishable.
Floating Feather is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.51 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 Floating Feather really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.51indistinguishable
- LRV
- 65HGTV Home is 69
- Hex
- #E9D8C2#E7D7C2 in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness. 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: Floating Feather reads slightly lighter than Talc Powder 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 Floating Feather is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sandcastle DEC740ΔE 0.92 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- Oyster DEC748ΔE 0.99 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 7.0 points lower.
- Almond DEC753ΔE 1.41 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Talc Powder HGSW4050 matched across all 13 brands →