Cotton Bloom vs Paper Chain

Cotton Bloom and Paper Chain are both Dulux warm creams. The gap between them is ΔE 1.7 — “near-identical”. Cotton Bloom is the lighter of the two. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

	Cotton Bloom	Paper Chain
Hex	#DFDCD5	#DFDAD5
Lightness (L*)	88	87
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

Looking across brands instead? See Cotton Bloom’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Paper Chain’s.