HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Teal Endeavor HGSW1354
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Water Baby (DE5780), at ΔE 0.67 — indistinguishable.
Water Baby is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.67 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 Water Baby really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.67indistinguishable
- LRV
- 37HGTV Home is 39
- Hex
- #5AB5CB#56B5CA in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. 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: Water Baby reads slightly lighter than Teal Endeavor 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 Water Baby is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Gulf Stream DE5759ΔE 3.02 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Faded Jeans DE5752ΔE 3.34 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Frozen Wave DE5829ΔE 4.36 · close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Teal Endeavor HGSW1354 matched across all 13 brands →