Summer Time is a mid-tone red from Alchemist, hex #D06F5D. Its light reflectance value is 25.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #D06F5D
- RGB
- 208, 111, 93
- HSL
- 9°, 55%, 59%
- CMYK
- 0, 47, 55, 18
- LRV
- 25.6
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 Summer Time are Golden Gate 033 by Benjamin Moore (good match), Blood Orange by Dulux (good match) and Blood Orange 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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Summer Time
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Alchemist's Summer Time, closest first. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Alchemist Summer Time
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Alchemist's Summer Time, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Summer Time
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Alchemist's Summer Time, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Alchemist Summer Time
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Summer Time, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Alchemist Summer Time
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Summer Time, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Alchemist Summer Time
Johnstone's has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Summer Time. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Alchemist Summer Time
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Summer Time. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Alchemist Summer Time
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Summer Time. 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 Summer Time
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Alchemist's Summer Time. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Alchemist Summer Time
Curator has nothing close to Alchemist's Summer Time. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Alchemist Summer Time
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Alchemist's Summer Time. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Alchemist Summer Time
Crown has nothing close to Alchemist's Summer Time. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Alchemist Summer Time
Lick has nothing close to Alchemist's Summer Time. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Alchemist Summer Time
Fleetwood has nothing close to Alchemist's Summer Time. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Alchemist Summer Time
Ronseal has nothing close to Alchemist's Summer Time. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal 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 Reds
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Summer Time on it, so some of them look quite different.
Summer Time is the 160th of 745 reds Swatcher knows about.