Pale Cream is a pale yellow from Dulux Heritage, hex #E5C586. Its light reflectance value is 58.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #E5C586
- RGB
- 229, 197, 134
- HSL
- 40°, 65%, 71%
- CMYK
- 0, 14, 41, 10
- LRV
- 58.3
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Pale Cream are Buttercup by Alchemist (excellent match), Golden Tan 2152-40 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Coltsfoot by Colourtrend (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Alchemist range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Farrow & Ball has 4 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux Heritage and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Dulux Trade range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Fleetwood range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Acres Hall has 3 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux Heritage and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Dulux range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Curator range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Heritage Pale Cream
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux Heritage's Pale Cream. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Heritage and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux Heritage against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Pale Cream on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pale Cream is the 1,146th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.