Nordic Sails 4 vs Perfectly Taupe

Nordic Sails 4 and Perfectly Taupe are both Dulux neutrals. The gap between them is ΔE 2.1 — “near-identical”. Nordic Sails 4 is the lighter of the two, and Perfectly Taupe the warmer. Perfectly Taupe is the cheaper of the two at £10.80 per litre.

	Nordic Sails 4	Perfectly Taupe
Hex	#C9BFBD	#C5BEBA
Lightness (L*)	78	77
Price / litre	£14.40	£10.80

Looking across brands instead? See Nordic Sails 4’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Perfectly Taupe’s.