HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Tansy Green HGSW6424
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Military Green (DE5530), at ΔE 1.94 — near-exact.
Military Green is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.94 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 Military Green really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.94near-exact
- LRV
- 27HGTV Home is 28
- Hex
- #969565#95945C in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Military Green reads slightly lighter than Tansy Green 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 Military Green is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Grape Leaves DE5495ΔE 2.96 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Topiary DE5544ΔE 3.14 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Crocodile Smile DE5565ΔE 3.18 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Tansy Green HGSW6424 matched across all 13 brands →