True Joy is a light yellow from Dulux, hex #DEB349. Its light reflectance value is 48.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #DEB349
- RGB
- 222, 179, 73
- HSL
- 43°, 69%, 58%
- CMYK
- 0, 19, 67, 13
- LRV
- 48.3
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 True Joy are 40YY 49546 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Crushed Pineapple by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Damask Gold CW-405 by Benjamin Moore (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 True Joy
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's True Joy, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux True Joy
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Dulux's True Joy, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux True Joy
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Dulux's True Joy, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux True Joy
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Dulux's True Joy, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux True Joy
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux's True Joy, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux True Joy
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's True Joy, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux True Joy
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's True Joy. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux True Joy
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's True Joy. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux True Joy
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's True Joy. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux True Joy
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's True Joy. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux True Joy
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's True Joy. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux True Joy
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Dulux's True Joy. 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 True Joy
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's True Joy. 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 True Joy
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's True Joy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux True Joy
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's True Joy. 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 True Joy on it, so some of them look quite different.
True Joy is the 109th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.