Bleached Lichen 2 vs Smokewood Taupe

Bleached Lichen 2 and Smokewood Taupe are both Dulux warm creams. The gap between them is ΔE 2.4 — “near-identical”. Smokewood Taupe is the lighter of the two, and Bleached Lichen 2 the warmer. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

	Bleached Lichen 2	Smokewood Taupe
Hex	#CEC5B6	#D3CDBE
Lightness (L*)	80	83
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

Looking across brands instead? See Bleached Lichen 2’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Smokewood Taupe’s.