Gooseberry Fool 5 vs Smokewood Taupe

Gooseberry Fool 5 and Smokewood Taupe are both Dulux warm creams. The gap between them is ΔE 1.9 — “near-identical”. Gooseberry Fool 5 is the lighter of the two. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

	Gooseberry Fool 5	Smokewood Taupe
Hex	#D4CFBC	#D3CDBE
Lightness (L*)	83	83
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

Looking across brands instead? See Gooseberry Fool 5’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Smokewood Taupe’s.