Tara is a light purple from Colourtrend, hex #A6A0AB. Its light reflectance value is 36.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #A6A0AB
- RGB
- 166, 160, 171
- HSL
- 273°, 6%, 65%
- CMYK
- 3, 6, 0, 33
- LRV
- 36.2
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.
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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 Tara are Pure Wisp by Dulux (good match), 50RB 35067 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Bellflower by Fleetwood (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.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Tara
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Tara, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Tara
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Tara, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Colourtrend Tara
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Tara, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend Tara
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Colourtrend's Tara, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Colourtrend Tara
Curator has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Curator range to range.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Colourtrend Tara
Johnstone's has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend Tara
Lick has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Colourtrend Tara
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Colourtrend Tara
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Colourtrend Tara
Crown has nothing close to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend Tara
Acres Hall has nothing close to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Tara
Alchemist has nothing close to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend Tara
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Colourtrend Tara
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Colourtrend Tara
Little Greene has nothing close to Colourtrend's Tara. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene 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 Purples
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Tara on it, so some of them look quite different.
Tara is the 100th of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.