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What's the closest Dulux match to Benjamin Moore White Dove?

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Dulux Clinic White is the closest match to Benjamin Moore White Dove, at ΔE 0.6 — practically indistinguishable. Magic White is the next best at ΔE 0.9.

If you want White Dove in a Dulux tin, go for Clinic White. It lands at ΔE 0.6 from the original, which is well under the threshold of 1 where the human eye stops noticing any difference. For all practical purposes, that's the same colour — paint a wall in each and you'd struggle to tell them apart even side by side.

The runner-up is Magic White at ΔE 0.9. Still very close — anything under 2.5 is considered a strong match — but Clinic White is the one to specify if you can.

Why might you want this swap? Usually it's cost and availability. Benjamin Moore is a cracking brand but it's pricier and stocked in fewer places over here, so matching to Dulux makes sense if you're doing a big job or topping up on a budget.

A word on what makes White Dove tick: it's a soft, warm off-white with a gentle grey-green undertone that stops it ever reading stark or clinical. The reason Clinic White matches so well is that it carries the same warmth — Clinic White sits at LRV 86.8 and Magic White at 85.1, both genuinely light whites that bounce plenty of daylight back into a room. White Dove itself sits comfortably in that bright-but-soft territory.

The "but what about" here: undertones shift with light. White Dove's warm grey lean can drift slightly cool in a north-facing room and warm up nicely in afternoon sun — and the Dulux matches will do exactly the same, because that's the nature of the colour, not the brand. So test in situ.

Practical advice: grab a sample of Clinic White, paint two coats on a bit of lining paper, and tape it up on the wall you're doing. Look at it morning and evening before you commit. And whichever you pick, if you're going over a strong or patchy base, prime first with a coat of Zinsser Cover Stain so the white sits clean and true rather than grinning through.

Colours from the answer

LRV 85.38
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 86.8
Dulux
Clinic White
LRV 85.1
Dulux
Magic White

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