Benjamin Moore → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Benjamin Moore Wilmington Tan HC-34
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Oak Harbor (DE6179), at ΔE 1.10 — near-exact.
Oak Harbor is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.10 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 Oak Harbor really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.10near-exact
- LRV
- 44Benjamin Moore is 44.69
- Hex
- #CDB386#CCB084 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Oak Harbor reads slightly lighter than Wilmington Tan 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 Oak Harbor is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Warm Butterscotch DE6151ΔE 1.28 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
- Adobe DEC726ΔE 2.49 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
- Buckskin DE6158ΔE 2.74 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.3 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Wilmington Tan HC-34 matched across all 13 brands →