HGTV Home → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of HGTV Home Vital Blue HGSW1392
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Sapphire Waters (139-6DB), at ΔE 1.30 — near-exact.
Sapphire Waters is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.30 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 Sapphire Waters really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.30near-exact
- LRV
- 16HGTV Home is 16
- Hex
- #4771A1#4E739F in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Sapphire Waters is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Stars & Stripes 239-6DBΔE 4.08 · close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Lovely Lapis 140-6DBΔE 4.19 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Indi-Blue 141-6DBΔE 5.18 · noticeably different · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
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