Chinese Whisper is a pale yellow from Colourtrend, hex #D3CFB1. Its light reflectance value is 61.6, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #D3CFB1
- RGB
- 211, 207, 177
- HSL
- 53°, 28%, 76%
- CMYK
- 0, 2, 16, 17
- LRV
- 61.6
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 Chinese Whisper are Canal Path by Curator (excellent match), Canvas Tan by Fleetwood (excellent match) and Spa AF-435 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.
Curator equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Curator has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Little Greene has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Crown has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend Chinese Whisper
Lick has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Chinese Whisper. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Lick 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 Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Chinese Whisper on it, so some of them look quite different.
Chinese Whisper is the 1,744th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.