Benjamin Moore → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of Benjamin Moore Vanilla Cookie 372
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Pithed Lemon (122-1DB), at ΔE 0.93 — indistinguishable.
Pithed Lemon is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.93 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 Dutch Boy
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to Dutch Boy 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 Pithed Lemon really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.93indistinguishable
- LRV
- 83Benjamin Moore is 82.54
- Hex
- #F2ECD0#F6EFD1 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more muted.
Benjamin Moore and Dutch Boy publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Pithed Lemon reads slightly darker than Vanilla Cookie in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Pithed Lemon is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sparkler White 117-1DBΔE 1.99 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.5 points lower.
- Eco Ivory 222-1DBΔE 2.12 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
- Limon Sorbet 116-2DBΔE 2.44 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Vanilla Cookie 372 matched across all 13 brands →