Chalky Downs 5 vs Soft Sourdough

Chalky Downs 5 and Soft Sourdough are both Dulux warm creams. The gap between them is ΔE 1.8 — “near-identical”. Soft Sourdough is the lighter of the two, and Chalky Downs 5 the warmer. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

Chalky Downs 5 #E2D8C9 £14.40/L

Soft Sourdough #E4DDCE £14.40/L

	Chalky Downs 5	Soft Sourdough
Hex	`#E2D8C9`	`#E4DDCE`
Lightness (L*)	87	88
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

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