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What's the closest Dulux match to Mylands Pure White No.1?

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Dulux Snow Scene is your closest match at ΔE 0.6 — that's imperceptible to the eye. Dulux Cliff Walk runs it close at ΔE 0.8 if you want a fraction more depth.

Dulux Snow Scene is the one to reach for. At ΔE 0.6 from Mylands Pure White No.1, the difference is genuinely imperceptible — you'd never spot it on a wall, even side by side. With an LRV of 90.3 it's a bright, clean, high-reflectance white that does exactly what Pure White No.1 does: bounces light around without tipping cool and clinical.

If you want a sliver more warmth and depth, Dulux Cliff Walk is the runner-up at ΔE 0.8 (LRV 88.6). Still very close — under 2.5 is what we call a very tight match — and the marginally lower LRV means it reads a touch softer in a room that gets blasted with bright daylight. Both are well within the range where nobody but a spectrophotometer could tell them apart from the Mylands.

Now, the honest bit. Colour match doesn't mean *finish* match. Mylands paint has a particular depth and a beautifully flat, chalky finish in its Marble Matt — and a higher pigment load that Dulux's standard ranges won't quite replicate. So if you're matching for a touch-up on an existing Mylands wall, the colour will line up but the sheen and the way light catches it may not, especially in raking light across a feature wall. For a full repaint of a room, none of that matters — Snow Scene will give you the same look for less money.

My advice: order a Dulux sample pot of Snow Scene and brush a decent patch — at least A4 size, two coats — next to a Mylands sample if you've got one. Whites shift more than people expect with orientation and the light bulbs you've got in. North-facing rooms will pull any white slightly cooler, so judge it in the actual room at the times of day you use it most.

Colours from the answer

LRV 91
Mylands
Pure White No.1
LRV 90.3
Dulux
Snow Scene
LRV 88.6
Dulux
Cliff Walk

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