Celtic Forest 5 vs Del Mar Shores

Celtic Forest 5 and Del Mar Shores are both Dulux warm creams. The gap between them is ΔE 3.3 — “very close”. Del Mar Shores is the lighter of the two, and Celtic Forest 5 the warmer. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

	Celtic Forest 5	Del Mar Shores
Hex	#E4E1C7	#EFEAD6
Lightness (L*)	89	93
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

Looking across brands instead? See Celtic Forest 5’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Del Mar Shores’s.