Magnolia Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Magnolia Home Display JG-84
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Cape Cod Blue (DEC792), at ΔE 1.03 — near-exact.
Cape Cod Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.03 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 Magnolia Home and Dunn-Edwards
Most people comparing Magnolia 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 Cape Cod Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.03near-exact
- LRV
- 32Magnolia Home is 33.54
- Hex
- #91A2A6#8EA0A3 in Magnolia Home
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
Magnolia Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Cape Cod Blue reads slightly lighter than Display 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 Cape Cod Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Bracing Winds DESS37ΔE 2.64 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
- Gray Flannel DE6319ΔE 2.68 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.5 points lower.
- Cold and Rainy DESS36ΔE 2.73 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Display JG-84 matched across all 13 brands →