Benjamin Moore → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of Benjamin Moore Wolf Gray 2127-40
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Industrialized (434-5DB), at ΔE 1.62 — near-exact.
Industrialized is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.62 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 Industrialized really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.62near-exact
- LRV
- 21Benjamin Moore is 21.19
- Hex
- #777F86#727C83 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift.
Benjamin Moore and Dutch Boy publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Industrialized reads slightly lighter than Wolf Gray in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Dutch Boy options
Worth knowing if Industrialized is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Refined Gray 435-5DBΔE 3.68 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
- Plated Blue 434-6DBΔE 4.36 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.2 points lower.
- Felted Blue 430-5DBΔE 4.43 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Wolf Gray 2127-40 matched across all 13 brands →