Benjamin Moore → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of Benjamin Moore Yosemite Yellow 215
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Chickadee Yellow (120-4DB), at ΔE 0.77 — indistinguishable.
Chickadee Yellow is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.77 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 Chickadee Yellow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.77indistinguishable
- LRV
- 60Benjamin Moore is 57.19
- Hex
- #E2C980#E1CA84 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.8 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Dutch Boy publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Chickadee Yellow reads slightly darker than Yosemite Yellow 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 Chickadee Yellow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Glimmer of Green 221-3DBΔE 2.48 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 4.8 points higher.
- Cream Of The Crop 319-4DBΔE 2.65 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.8 points higher.
- Willowed Green 123-4DBΔE 3.77 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 9.8 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Yosemite Yellow 215 matched across all 13 brands →