Benjamin Moore → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of Benjamin Moore Woodmont Cream 204
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Warm Sunlight (118-2DB), at ΔE 1.65 — near-exact.
Warm Sunlight is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.65 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 Warm Sunlight really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.65near-exact
- LRV
- 82Benjamin Moore is 80.46
- Hex
- #F4E9CE#F3EBD4 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Dutch Boy publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Warm Sunlight reads slightly darker than Woodmont Cream 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 Warm Sunlight is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Zested Lemon 121-1DBΔE 1.90 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.5 points lower.
- Almond Whip 009WΔE 2.09 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
- Pithed Lemon 122-1DBΔE 2.16 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Woodmont Cream 204 matched across all 13 brands →