Cross-brand match

Soft Candlelight in Dutch Boy

Valspar 3005-6C translated into the Dutch Boy line

Valspar Soft Candlelight 3005-6C on a wall, hex #F1D8B7
Dutch Boy Alchemy DCP-0251 on a wall, hex #EED9BA

The closest Dutch Boy paint to Valspar Soft Candlelight (3005-6C) is Alchemy DCP-0251, a delta-E of 1.95 away — close enough to swap without anyone noticing, though a large sample in daylight will show the difference.

Light reflectance is effectively identical, 71.0 against 71.3. Undertone reads as yellow against yellow, at chroma 18.1 and 19.8.

Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.

NEARESTAlchemyDCP-0251
DISTANCEΔE 1.95CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE71.3 against 71.0
HEX#EED9BAagainst #F1D8B7

Ranked matches in Dutch Boy

closest first
Dutch Boy colorΔE LRV Undertone
AlchemyDCP-0251 1.95 71.3 yellow Compare
Angel’s WingVS-9118 2.76 76.2 yellow Compare
Bridal WhitesVS-9120 4.23 68.7 yellow Compare
Cheddar CornDCP-1001 4.35 74.0 orange Compare
NicoleVS-9115 6.44 71.2 yellow undertone Compare
Golden WeaveDCP-0888 8.2 73.7 yellow undertone Compare

Soft Candlelight in other brands

same color, different line

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