Magnolia Home → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Magnolia Home Vintage Crown CC-01
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Dark Sepia (DE6138), at ΔE 0.69 — indistinguishable.
Dark Sepia is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.69 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 Dark Sepia really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.69indistinguishable
- LRV
- 26Magnolia Home is 26.46
- Hex
- #AC8760#AA8661 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
Magnolia Home and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Dark Sepia reads slightly lighter than Vintage Crown 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 Dark Sepia is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Rocky Ridge DE6145ΔE 2.79 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Sugar Shack DEBN51ΔE 3.02 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
- Roman Brick DEC713ΔE 3.28 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Vintage Crown CC-01 matched across all 13 brands →