French Salt is a light grey from Colourtrend, hex #98A0A6. Its light reflectance value is 34.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #98A0A6
- RGB
- 152, 160, 166
- HSL
- 206°, 7%, 62%
- CMYK
- 8, 4, 0, 35
- LRV
- 34.6
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 French Salt are Pewter by Crown (excellent match), Line Art by Curator (excellent match) and Delray Gray 1614 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.
Crown equivalents to Colourtrend French Salt
Crown has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's French Salt, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Curator equivalents to Colourtrend French Salt
Curator has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's French Salt, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend French Salt
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's French Salt, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend French Salt
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Colourtrend's French Salt, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend French Salt
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's French Salt, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend French Salt
Dulux has 4 equivalents to Colourtrend's French Salt, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Colourtrend French Salt
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's French Salt, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Colourtrend French Salt
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's French Salt, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Colourtrend French Salt
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's French Salt, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Colourtrend French Salt
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's French Salt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Colourtrend French Salt
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's French Salt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Colourtrend French Salt
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's French Salt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend French Salt
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's French Salt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend French Salt
Lick has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's French Salt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend French Salt
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Colourtrend's French Salt. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co 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.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of French Salt on it, so some of them look quite different.
French Salt is the 816th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.