Magnolia Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Magnolia Home Storm Chaser JG-86
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Brooding Storm (DET604), at ΔE 1.79 — near-exact.
Brooding Storm is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.79 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 Brooding Storm really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.79near-exact
- LRV
- 15Magnolia Home is 14.8
- Hex
- #5E6D6E#5F6E72 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
Magnolia Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Brooding Storm reads slightly darker than Storm Chaser in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Dunn-Edwards options
Worth knowing if Brooding Storm is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Moody Blues DET590ΔE 2.50 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
- Made of Steel DET593ΔE 2.99 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
- Tide At Dusk DEPF04ΔE 3.52 · close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Storm Chaser JG-86 matched across all 13 brands →