Wholemeal Honey 1 is a mid-tone orange from Dulux, hex #AE6830. Its light reflectance value is 19.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #AE6830
- RGB
- 174, 104, 48
- HSL
- 27°, 57%, 44%
- CMYK
- 0, 40, 72, 32
- LRV
- 19.1
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 Wholemeal Honey 1 are 90YR 19487 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Antique Copper by Johnstone's (good match) and Gold Rush 2166-10 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 Wholemeal Honey 1
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Wholemeal Honey 1
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Wholemeal Honey 1. 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 Oranges
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Wholemeal Honey 1 on it, so some of them look quite different.
Wholemeal Honey 1 is the 72nd of 879 oranges Swatcher knows about.