HGTV Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of HGTV Home Watermarked HGSW3337
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Veiled Spotlight (DE6324), at ΔE 1.25 — near-exact.
Veiled Spotlight is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.25 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 Veiled Spotlight really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.25near-exact
- LRV
- 61HGTV Home is 62
- Hex
- #CFD5D7#CDD2D2 in HGTV Home
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. 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: Veiled Spotlight reads slightly lighter than Watermarked 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 Veiled Spotlight is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Salina Springs DEC794ΔE 1.47 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Mount Sterling DE6317ΔE 1.72 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Rainy Season DE6310ΔE 2.00 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Watermarked HGSW3337 matched across all 13 brands →