Match Sun Dust 2
Dulux Sun Dust 2 is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 49. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Sun Dust 2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Sun Dust 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sun Dust 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sun Dust 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Smiley Face reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 49), opening up a space where Sun Dust 2 encloses it. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (57 vs 49) makes Babouche the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Banana Split reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 49), opening up a space where Sun Dust 2 encloses it. At ΔE 13.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (49 vs 38) makes Sun Dust 2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 49 vs 19, Sun Dust 2 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 24.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (49 vs 38) makes Sun Dust 2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 28.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 49 vs 33, Sun Dust 2 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 30.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.