Blue Folly is a light blue from Colourtrend, hex #A6BFC2. Its light reflectance value is 49.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #A6BFC2
- RGB
- 166, 191, 194
- HSL
- 186°, 19%, 71%
- CMYK
- 14, 2, 0, 24
- LRV
- 49.3
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 Folly are Paradiso 717 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Vintage Duck Egg by Johnstone's (good match) and Stepping Stone by Crown (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 Colourtrend Blue Folly
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Folly, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Folly, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Crown equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Crown has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Folly, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Folly, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Folly, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Folly, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Blue Folly, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Folly, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Lick equivalents to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Lick has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Folly, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Folly. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Folly. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Folly. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Blue Folly. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Colourtrend's Blue Folly. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Colourtrend Blue Folly
Curator has nothing close to Colourtrend's Blue Folly. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Curator 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 Folly on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blue Folly is the 1,433rd of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.