Magnolia Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Magnolia Home Early Riser JG-59
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Pistachio Shell (DE6263), at ΔE 1.50 — near-exact.
Pistachio Shell is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.50 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 Pistachio Shell really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.50near-exact
- LRV
- 42Magnolia Home is 44.21
- Hex
- #B1B6A3#ADB4A4 in Magnolia Home
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
Magnolia Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Pistachio Shell reads slightly lighter than Early Riser 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 Pistachio Shell is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Graceful Green DE6284ΔE 1.76 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
- Antique Coin DE6270ΔE 2.21 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Pebble Walk DE6277ΔE 2.92 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.2 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Early Riser JG-59 matched across all 13 brands →