Honey Drizzle 2 vs Bakelite Gold
Honey Drizzle 2 (Dulux) and Bakelite Gold (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 7-point LRV gap — 45 for Honey Drizzle 2 vs 38 for Bakelite Gold — means Honey Drizzle 2 will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 5.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Honey Drizzle 2 vs Bakelite Gold in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Honey Drizzle 2 and Bakelite Gold are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Honey Drizzle 2 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Honey Drizzle 2 vs Bakelite Gold Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honey Drizzle 2 on one side and Bakelite Gold on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Honey Drizzle 2 comparisons
See how Honey Drizzle 2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Honey Drizzle 2 encloses it.
Honey Drizzle 2 reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Honey Drizzle 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Honey Drizzle 2 encloses it.
Honey Drizzle 2 reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Honey Drizzle 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Honey Drizzle 2 reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Honey Drizzle 2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Honey Drizzle 2 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Honey Drizzle 2 encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Honey Drizzle 2 encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Honey Drizzle 2 reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Honey Drizzle 2 reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Honey Drizzle 2 encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Honey Drizzle 2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Honey Drizzle 2 reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Honey Drizzle 2 is decisively the brighter choice.