Benjamin Moore → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of Benjamin Moore Warm Sunglow CSP-1070
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Honey Tone (313-4DB), at ΔE 1.01 — near-exact.
Honey Tone is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.01 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 Honey Tone really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.01near-exact
- LRV
- 36Benjamin Moore is 35.64
- Hex
- #CB9868#CC986B in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Benjamin Moore and Dutch Boy publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Honey Tone reads slightly darker than Warm Sunglow 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 Honey Tone is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Salted Caramel 312-4DBΔE 1.52 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
- Bauhaus Gold 214-5DBΔE 2.82 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
- Pecan Glaze 311-4DBΔE 3.03 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Warm Sunglow CSP-1070 matched across all 13 brands →