HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Touch of Sand HGSW9085
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Dry Creek (DE6122), at ΔE 1.72 — near-exact.
Dry Creek is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.72 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 Dry Creek really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.72near-exact
- LRV
- 55HGTV Home is 58
- Hex
- #D8C7B6#D5C7BA in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
HGTV Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Dry Creek reads slightly lighter than Touch of Sand 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 Dry Creek is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Desert Rock DE6066ΔE 2.18 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points lower.
- En Plein Air DET623ΔE 2.75 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Moonbeam DEGR03ΔE 2.95 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 6.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Touch of Sand HGSW9085 matched across all 13 brands →