Benjamin Moore → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Benjamin Moore Weathered Oak 1050
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Chester Brown (DE6147), at ΔE 1.29 — near-exact.
Chester Brown is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.29 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 Chester Brown really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.29near-exact
- LRV
- 15Benjamin Moore is 15.11
- Hex
- #876B4B#856846 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter, more muted.
Benjamin Moore and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Chester Brown reads slightly lighter than Weathered Oak 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 Chester Brown is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cowboy Trails DET689ΔE 2.79 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
- Brown Bear DE6140ΔE 3.01 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
- Essential Brown DE6203ΔE 3.23 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Weathered Oak 1050 matched across all 13 brands →