Night Owl is a black from Alchemist, hex #303F46. Its light reflectance value is 4.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #303F46
- RGB
- 48, 63, 70
- HSL
- 199°, 19%, 23%
- CMYK
- 31, 10, 0, 73
- LRV
- 4.6
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 Night Owl are Before Dawn by Johnstone's (good match), 70BG 07086 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Regent Green 2136-20 by Benjamin Moore (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 Night Owl
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Night Owl, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Night Owl
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Night Owl
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Alchemist Night Owl
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Curator has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Dulux has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl. 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 Night Owl
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Lick has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Crown has nothing close to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Alchemist Night Owl
Acres Hall has nothing close to Alchemist's Night Owl. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. 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.
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 Blacks
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Night Owl on it, so some of them look quite different.
Night Owl is the 220th of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.