High Summer is a light yellow from Dulux, hex #DAB955. Its light reflectance value is 50.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #DAB955
- RGB
- 218, 185, 85
- HSL
- 45°, 64%, 59%
- CMYK
- 0, 15, 61, 15
- LRV
- 50.3
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to High Summer are Citrus Zing by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Light Gold by Little Greene (excellent match) and Indian Maize by Johnstone's (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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux High Summer
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Dulux's High Summer, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux High Summer
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux's High Summer, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux High Summer
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's High Summer, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux High Summer
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's High Summer, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux High Summer
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's High Summer, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux High Summer
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Dulux's High Summer, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux High Summer
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's High Summer. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux High Summer
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's High Summer. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux High Summer
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's High Summer. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux High Summer
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's High Summer. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux High Summer
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Dulux's High Summer. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux High Summer
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's High Summer. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux High Summer
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's High Summer. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux High Summer
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's High Summer. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux High Summer
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's High Summer. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux 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 High Summer on it, so some of them look quite different.
High Summer is the 131st of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.