HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Tempest Skies HGSW3332
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Steeled Blue (430-7DB), at ΔE 1.57 — near-exact.
Steeled Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.57 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 Dutch Boy
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Dutch Boy 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 Steeled Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.57near-exact
- LRV
- 13HGTV Home is 12
- Hex
- #5D676B#596368 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Steeled Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Steely Expression 435-6DBΔE 2.30 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
- Poseidon Depths 432-6DBΔE 2.70 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Stilled Night 433-6DBΔE 3.92 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
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