Raw Silk is a light grey from Alchemist, hex #C2BDBB. Its light reflectance value is 51.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #C2BDBB
- RGB
- 194, 189, 187
- HSL
- 17°, 5%, 75%
- CMYK
- 0, 3, 4, 24
- LRV
- 51.5
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 Raw Silk are Iced Petal by Johnstone's (excellent match), Evening Skyline by Fleetwood (excellent match) and Through the Looking Glass CSP-495 by Benjamin Moore (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 Raw Silk
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Crown equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Crown has 4 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Ronseal has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal range to range.
Curator equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Curator has 3 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Alchemist Raw Silk
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Raw Silk, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Alchemist Raw Silk
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Raw Silk. 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 Raw Silk
Lick has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Raw Silk. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Alchemist Raw Silk
Little Greene has nothing close to Alchemist's Raw Silk. 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 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 Raw Silk on it, so some of them look quite different.
Raw Silk is the 249th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.