Benjamin Moore → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Benjamin Moore Vanilla Cookie 372
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Summer Pear (DE5504), at ΔE 0.98 — indistinguishable.
Summer Pear is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.98 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 Benjamin Moore and Dunn-Edwards
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore 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 Summer Pear really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.98indistinguishable
- LRV
- 80Benjamin Moore is 82.54
- Hex
- #F5F0D1#F6EFD1 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Summer Pear reads slightly lighter than Vanilla Cookie 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 Summer Pear is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cotton Cloth DE5455ΔE 1.27 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
- Light of the Moon DE5483ΔE 1.36 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
- Natural Wool DE5441ΔE 1.73 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Vanilla Cookie 372 matched across all 13 brands →