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What's the closest Dulux match to Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray?

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The closest Dulux match to Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray is Clouded Pearl 1 at ΔE 1.6, with Silver Shingle a very near second at ΔE 1.7. Both are imperceptibly close — you'd struggle to tell them apart on the wall.

If you're after Wickham Gray in a Dulux tin, Clouded Pearl 1 is your best bet. It lands at ΔE 1.6 from the original, which is well inside the "very close" band — close enough that the difference is academic once it's on a wall. LRV is 69.3, so it reads as that same soft, airy pale grey-green Wickham Gray is loved for.

Runner-up is Silver Shingle at ΔE 1.7 — a whisker behind on the numbers and a touch lighter at LRV 72.9. If your room's on the dark side or you want the colour to lift a little more, Silver Shingle will throw back marginally more light. In a bright, south-facing space the two are practically interchangeable.

Why two contenders so tight together? Wickham Gray sits in that tricky pale-grey-with-a-green-whisper zone, and Dulux's lighter neutrals cluster there. The maths can't separate them meaningfully, so the deciding factor is your light, not the ΔE.

Now the honest caveat: a ΔE under 1.7 means the colours match, not the finish. Benjamin Moore's Regal Select and Aura have a depth and chalkiness to the sheen that Dulux's Diamond Matt or Heritage emulsion won't replicate exactly. If you're matching to existing Benjamin Moore woodwork or a feature wall you're keeping, that subtle finish difference can read more than the colour difference. Worth knowing before you commit.

Practical advice: don't pick from a fan deck. Order both Clouded Pearl 1 and Silver Shingle as sample pots — or better, brush a big A2 patch of each on lining paper and move it round the room at different times of day. Pale greens shift hard with light; what looks green at noon can read grey by teatime. Live with both for 48 hours and the right one will declare itself.

Colours from the answer

LRV 67.87
Benjamin Moore
Wickham Gray
LRV 69.3
Dulux
Clouded Pearl 1
LRV 72.9
Dulux
Silver Shingle

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