Benjamin Moore → Dunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Benjamin Moore Windham Cream HC-6
The closest Dunn-Edwards colour is Cookie Dough (DE5435), at ΔE 1.28 — near-exact.
Cookie Dough is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.28 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 Cookie Dough really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.28near-exact
- LRV
- 77Benjamin Moore is 79.04
- Hex
- #F9EBC5#F5E9C7 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Dunn-Edwards publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Cookie Dough reads slightly lighter than Windham Cream 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 Cookie Dough is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Flaxen DEC735ΔE 1.40 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Melted Wax DE6163ΔE 1.89 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.0 points lower.
- Golden Impression DE5219ΔE 2.09 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Windham Cream HC-6 matched across all 13 brands →