Blue Acre is a light blue from Colourtrend, hex #8DB2BA. Its light reflectance value is 41, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #8DB2BA
- RGB
- 141, 178, 186
- HSL
- 191°, 25%, 64%
- CMYK
- 24, 4, 0, 27
- LRV
- 41
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Blue Acre are Starlit Blue by Fleetwood (excellent match), Kingston Aqua by Johnstone's (good match) and Blue View 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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Fleetwood has 4 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Acre, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Acre, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Acre, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Acre, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Acre, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Acre, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Crown equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Crown has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Acre, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Curator equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Curator has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Acre, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Acre. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Acre. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Lick has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Acre. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Acre. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Acre. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Alchemist has nothing close to Colourtrend's Blue Acre. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Colourtrend Blue Acre
Little Greene has nothing close to Colourtrend's Blue Acre. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Colourtrend 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 Blue Acre on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blue Acre is the 1,120th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.