Urban String is a pale yellow from Colourtrend, hex #DDC4A6. Its light reflectance value is 57.6, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #DDC4A6
- RGB
- 221, 196, 166
- HSL
- 33°, 45%, 76%
- CMYK
- 0, 11, 25, 13
- LRV
- 57.6
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 Urban String are Arizona Tan 2162-50 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), 20YY 57178 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Peach Cocktail by Johnstone's (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Colourtrend Urban String
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Urban String, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Colourtrend Urban String
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Urban String, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Colourtrend Urban String
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Urban String, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Colourtrend Urban String
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Urban String, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Fleetwood range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Colourtrend Urban String
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Colourtrend's Urban String, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Colourtrend Urban String
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Colourtrend's Urban String, closest first. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Colourtrend Urban String
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Urban String, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Colourtrend Urban String
Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Colourtrend's Urban String, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Colourtrend and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Colourtrend Urban String
Curator has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Urban String. 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 Urban String
Crown has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Urban String. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Colourtrend Urban String
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Urban String. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Colourtrend Urban String
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Urban String. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Colourtrend Urban String
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Urban String. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Colourtrend and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Colourtrend Urban String
Lick has no true equivalent to Colourtrend's Urban String. 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 Urban String
Ronseal has nothing close to Colourtrend's Urban String. 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 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 Urban String on it, so some of them look quite different.
Urban String is the 1,591st of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.