Benjamin Moore → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of Benjamin Moore Vellum 207
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Just a Dash (220-2DB), at ΔE 0.52 — indistinguishable.
Just a Dash is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.52 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 Just a Dash really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.52indistinguishable
- LRV
- 65Benjamin Moore is 63.25
- Hex
- #E6D1A0#E8D3A1 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 1.8 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Dutch Boy publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Just a Dash reads slightly darker than Vellum 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 Just a Dash is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- River Birch Bark 319-3DBΔE 2.39 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.8 points higher.
- Urchin Shell 220-3DBΔE 2.43 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.3 points lower.
- Glimmer of Green 221-3DBΔE 2.59 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Vellum 207 matched across all 13 brands →