Gun Metal is a deep grey from Alchemist, hex #4F5251. Its light reflectance value is 8.3, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #4F5251
- RGB
- 79, 82, 81
- HSL
- 160°, 2%, 32%
- CMYK
- 4, 0, 1, 68
- LRV
- 8.3
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 Gun Metal are Sligo Abbey by Fleetwood (excellent match), Summer Shadow by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Cannon Ball by Dulux (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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Alchemist Gun Metal
Fleetwood has 4 equivalents to Alchemist's Gun Metal, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Alchemist Gun Metal
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Gun Metal, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Alchemist Gun Metal
Dulux has 4 equivalents to Alchemist's Gun Metal, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Gun Metal
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Gun Metal, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Gun Metal
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Gun Metal, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Alchemist Gun Metal
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Gun Metal, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Little Greene range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Alchemist Gun Metal
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Alchemist's Gun Metal, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Alchemist Gun Metal
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Alchemist's Gun Metal, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Alchemist Gun Metal
Crown has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Gun Metal, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Alchemist Gun Metal
Lick has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Gun Metal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Alchemist Gun Metal
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Gun Metal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Alchemist Gun Metal
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Gun Metal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Alchemist Gun Metal
Curator has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Gun Metal. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Alchemist Gun Metal
Acres Hall has nothing close to Alchemist's Gun Metal. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Alchemist Gun Metal
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Alchemist's Gun Metal. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage 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 Gun Metal on it, so some of them look quite different.
Gun Metal is the 146th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.