Smoke Screen is a mid-tone grey from Alchemist, hex #8A8C8B. Its light reflectance value is 26, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8A8C8B
- RGB
- 138, 140, 139
- HSL
- 150°, 1%, 55%
- CMYK
- 1, 0, 1, 45
- LRV
- 26
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 Smoke Screen are Plummett by Farrow & Ball (excellent match), Playing Possum by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Grey Steel 1 by Dulux (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.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Curator equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Curator has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Smoke Screen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Smoke Screen. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Crown has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Smoke Screen. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Smoke Screen. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Smoke Screen. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Alchemist Smoke Screen
Lick has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Smoke Screen. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Lick 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 Smoke Screen on it, so some of them look quite different.
Smoke Screen is the 70th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.