Bowman Blue 0500 is a mid-tone blue from Colourtrend, hex #5C7276. Its light reflectance value is 15.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #5C7276
- RGB
- 92, 114, 118
- HSL
- 189°, 12%, 41%
- CMYK
- 22, 3, 0, 54
- LRV
- 15.6
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 Bowman Blue 0500 are Seafoam by Fleetwood (good match), Nightcap by Johnstone's (good match) and Bella Blue 720 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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Dulux has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Lick has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Curator has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Crown has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Acres Hall has nothing close to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Colourtrend Bowman Blue 0500
Ronseal has nothing close to Colourtrend's Bowman Blue 0500. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal 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 Bowman Blue 0500 on it, so some of them look quite different.
Bowman Blue 0500 is the 1,213th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.