Benjamin Moore → Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy equivalent of Benjamin Moore Your Majesty 1400
The closest Dutch Boy colour is Purely Purple (144-7DB), at ΔE 1.07 — near-exact.
Purely Purple is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.07 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 Purely Purple really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.07near-exact
- LRV
- 11Benjamin Moore is 12.27
- Hex
- #665385#635083 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Dutch Boy publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Purely Purple reads slightly lighter than Your Majesty 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 Purely Purple is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Delightful Violet 245-7DBΔE 3.49 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
- Aster Purple 244-7DBΔE 3.54 · close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.3 points lower.
- Violet 143-7DBΔE 4.58 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.3 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Your Majesty 1400 matched across all 13 brands →