Potting Shed is a black from Alchemist, hex #323A37. Its light reflectance value is 4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #323A37
- RGB
- 50, 58, 55
- HSL
- 158°, 7%, 21%
- CMYK
- 14, 0, 5, 77
- LRV
- 4
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 Potting Shed are Whale Shark by Johnstone's (good match), Blacktop 2135-10 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and 44GG 08039 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 Potting Shed
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Potting Shed, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Potting Shed
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Alchemist's Potting Shed, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Potting Shed
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Alchemist Potting Shed
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Dulux has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Lick has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Crown has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Curator has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Potting Shed. 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 Potting Shed
Acres Hall has nothing close to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Ronseal has nothing close to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Alchemist Potting Shed
Little Greene has nothing close to Alchemist's Potting Shed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Little Greene 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 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 Potting Shed on it, so some of them look quite different.
Potting Shed is the 127th of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.