Irish Elk is a mid-tone brown from Colourtrend, hex #92816B. Its light reflectance value is 22.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #92816B
- RGB
- 146, 129, 107
- HSL
- 34°, 15%, 50%
- CMYK
- 0, 12, 27, 43
- LRV
- 22.9
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 Irish Elk are Dauphin by Farrow & Ball (excellent match), Taupe Fedora CSP-260 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Marle by Little Greene (excellent 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.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Irish Elk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Irish Elk, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Irish Elk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Curator equivalents to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Curator has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Irish Elk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Irish Elk, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Irish Elk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Irish Elk, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Colourtrend's Irish Elk, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Irish Elk. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Crown has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Irish Elk. 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 Irish Elk
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Irish Elk. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Irish Elk. 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 Irish Elk
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Colourtrend's Irish Elk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Lick has nothing close to Colourtrend's Irish Elk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Colourtrend Irish Elk
Ronseal has nothing close to Colourtrend's Irish Elk. 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 Browns
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Irish Elk on it, so some of them look quite different.
Irish Elk is the 365th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.