Autumn Fern 6 vs Caribbean Dawn 5

Autumn Fern 6 and Caribbean Dawn 5 are both Dulux oranges. The gap between them is ΔE 1.6 — “near-identical”. Autumn Fern 6 is the lighter of the two, and Caribbean Dawn 5 the warmer. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

	Autumn Fern 6	Caribbean Dawn 5
Hex	#EDDAD1	#EFD8CF
Lightness (L*)	88	88
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

Looking across brands instead? See Autumn Fern 6’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Caribbean Dawn 5’s.