Magnolia Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Magnolia Home Rocking Horse JG-121
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Gunmetal Bronze (DEB001), at ΔE 0.59 — indistinguishable.
Gunmetal Bronze is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.59 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 Gunmetal Bronze really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.59indistinguishable
- LRV
- 10Magnolia Home is 10.91
- Hex
- #635C55#625C55 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.
Magnolia Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Gunmetal Bronze reads slightly lighter than Rocking Horse 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 Gunmetal Bronze is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Franciscan Walnut DESS48ΔE 0.65 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
- Smoked Bronze DEB003ΔE 1.20 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.
- Antique Bronze DEB002ΔE 2.24 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Rocking Horse JG-121 matched across all 13 brands →