Take a Bow is a mid-tone blue from Alchemist, hex #28848C. Its light reflectance value is 18.8, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #28848C
- RGB
- 40, 132, 140
- HSL
- 185°, 56%, 35%
- CMYK
- 71, 6, 0, 45
- LRV
- 18.8
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 Take a Bow are Okra by Dulux (good match), 10BG 22248 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Surf Blue 2056-30 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.
Dulux equivalents to Alchemist Take a Bow
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Take a Bow, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Alchemist Take a Bow
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Take a Bow, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Alchemist Take a Bow
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Alchemist's Take a Bow, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Crown equivalents to Alchemist Take a Bow
Crown has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Take a Bow, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Crown range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Alchemist Take a Bow
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Alchemist's Take a Bow, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Alchemist and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Alchemist Take a Bow
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Take a Bow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Alchemist Take a Bow
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Take a Bow. 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 Take a Bow
Curator has no true equivalent to Alchemist's Take a Bow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Alchemist and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Alchemist Take a Bow
Lick has nothing close to Alchemist's Take a Bow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Lick range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Alchemist Take a Bow
Little Greene has nothing close to Alchemist's Take a Bow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Alchemist Take a Bow
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Alchemist's Take a Bow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Alchemist Take a Bow
Fleetwood has nothing close to Alchemist's Take a Bow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Alchemist Take a Bow
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Alchemist's Take a Bow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Alchemist Take a Bow
Ronseal has nothing close to Alchemist's Take a Bow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Alchemist and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Alchemist Take a Bow
Acres Hall has nothing close to Alchemist's Take a Bow. 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 Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Take a Bow on it, so some of them look quite different.
Take a Bow is the 1,311th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.