Always Orchid is a light neutral from Crown, hex #B0908C. Its light reflectance value is 31.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #B0908C
- RGB
- 176, 144, 140
- HSL
- 7°, 19%, 62%
- CMYK
- 0, 18, 20, 31
- LRV
- 31.1
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 Always Orchid are BLUSH NOISETTE 2 by Dulux (good match), Joy by Farrelly & Co (good match) and Pepperberry by Johnstone's (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 Crown Always Orchid
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Crown's Always Orchid, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Crown Always Orchid
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Crown's Always Orchid, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Always Orchid
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Crown's Always Orchid, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Crown Always Orchid
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Crown's Always Orchid, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Crown Always Orchid
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Crown's Always Orchid, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Always Orchid
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Crown's Always Orchid, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Crown Always Orchid
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Crown's Always Orchid, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Ronseal range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Always Orchid
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Crown's Always Orchid, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Crown Always Orchid
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Crown's Always Orchid. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Crown Always Orchid
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Crown's Always Orchid. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Crown Always Orchid
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Crown's Always Orchid. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Crown Always Orchid
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Crown's Always Orchid. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Crown Always Orchid
Lick has nothing close to Crown's Always Orchid. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Crown Always Orchid
Fleetwood has nothing close to Crown's Always Orchid. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Crown Always Orchid
Curator has nothing close to Crown's Always Orchid. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Crown 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 Neutrals
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Always Orchid on it, so some of them look quite different.
Always Orchid is the 1,058th of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.