Magnolia Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Magnolia Home Lemony JG-42
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Honey Nectar (DET470), at ΔE 0.63 — indistinguishable.
Honey Nectar is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.63 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 Honey Nectar really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.63indistinguishable
- LRV
- 71Magnolia Home is 72.71
- Hex
- #F1DDA2#EFDDA3 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Magnolia Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Honey Nectar reads slightly lighter than Lemony 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 Honey Nectar is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Hazy Moon DE5443ΔE 0.71 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 5.7 points lower.
- Sugar Cookie DE5450ΔE 1.49 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
- Tortilla DE5436ΔE 1.66 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Lemony JG-42 matched across all 13 brands →