Comparison

Bay of Hope vs Upward

Dunn-Edwards DE6331 and Sherwin-Williams SW 6239 — the same color, ΔE 0

Dunn-Edwards Bay of Hope DE6331 on a wall, hex #BFC9D0
Bay of Hope Dunn-Edwards DE6331
Sherwin-Williams Upward SW 6239 on a wall, hex #BFC9D0
Upward Sherwin-Williams SW 6239
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 0Same color. Buy the cheaper one.

Dunn-Edwards Bay of Hope (DE6331) and Sherwin-Williams Upward (SW 6239) are the same color. Both measure LRV 57.4 at chroma 5.1, with a delta-E of 0 between them - far below what an eye can see even on a large wall in daylight. Nothing here should decide the purchase: buy on price, on which store is nearer, or on which line has the finish you want. Neither is the better version of the other.

Is Dunn-Edwards Bay of Hope the same color as Sherwin-Williams Upward?

Yes, by measurement - Dunn-Edwards Bay of Hope and Sherwin-Williams Upward are only delta-E 0 apart, which is below what the human eye can reliably tell apart.

What is the delta-E between Dunn-Edwards Bay of Hope and Sherwin-Williams Upward?

The measured color distance between Dunn-Edwards Bay of Hope and Sherwin-Williams Upward is delta-E 0.

DIFFERENCENoneΔE 0
LIGHT REFLECTANCE57.4 identical across all of them
UNDERTONEcool blue-gray chroma 5.1
DECIDE ONPricenot appearance

Side by side

measured values
Bay of Hope Upward
Brand Dunn-Edwards Sherwin-Williams
Code DE6331 SW 6239
Hex #BFC9D0 #BFC9D0
Light reflectance 57.4 57.4
Undertone cool blue-gray cool blue-gray
Chroma 5.1 5.1
Hue angle 246.3° 246.3°
Color family gray gray

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