Cotton is a pale grey from Alchemist, hex #DCDBD4. Its light reflectance value is 70.6, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #DCDBD4
- RGB
- 220, 219, 212
- HSL
- 52°, 10%, 85%
- CMYK
- 0, 0, 4, 14
- LRV
- 70.6
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 Cotton are Champagne Creme by Johnstone's (excellent match), Spiders Web by Dulux (excellent match) and Spiders Web by Dulux Trade (excellent 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 Cotton
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Crown equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Crown has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Dulux Heritage has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Ronseal has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Curator equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Curator has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Lick equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Lick has 3 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Little Greene has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Little Greene range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Farrelly & Co has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Alchemist Cotton
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Cotton, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Acres Hall 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.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Cotton on it, so some of them look quite different.
Cotton is the 610th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.