Afternoon Tea is a mid-tone orange from Alchemist, hex #B57533. Its light reflectance value is 22.8, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #B57533
- RGB
- 181, 117, 51
- HSL
- 30°, 56%, 45%
- CMYK
- 0, 35, 72, 29
- LRV
- 22.8
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Afternoon Tea are Russet Earth by Johnstone's (excellent match), Middle Buff by Little Greene (good match) and 10YY 21500 by Dulux Trade (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Johnstone's equivalents to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Dulux has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Curator has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Lick has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Fleetwood has nothing close to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Acres Hall has nothing close to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Crown has nothing close to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Alchemist Afternoon Tea
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Alchemist's Afternoon Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Alchemist against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Oranges
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Afternoon Tea on it, so some of them look quite different.
Afternoon Tea is the 460th of 879 oranges Swatcher knows about.