Blue Gravel is a light grey from Crown, hex #969CA4. Its light reflectance value is 32.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #969CA4
- RGB
- 150, 156, 164
- HSL
- 214°, 7%, 62%
- CMYK
- 9, 5, 0, 36
- LRV
- 32.9
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 Blue Gravel are Line Art by Curator (good match), Overcast Day 0512 by Colourtrend (good match) and Amethyst Haze 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.
Curator equivalents to Crown Blue Gravel
Curator has 1 equivalent to Crown's Blue Gravel, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Blue Gravel
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Crown's Blue Gravel, closest first. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Blue Gravel
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Crown's Blue Gravel, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Blue Gravel
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Crown's Blue Gravel, closest first. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Crown Blue Gravel
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Crown's Blue Gravel, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Crown Blue Gravel
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Crown's Blue Gravel, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Crown Blue Gravel
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Crown's Blue Gravel. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Crown Blue Gravel
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Crown's Blue Gravel. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Crown Blue Gravel
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Crown's Blue Gravel. 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 Blue Gravel
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Crown's Blue Gravel. 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 Blue Gravel
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Crown's Blue Gravel. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Crown Blue Gravel
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Crown's Blue Gravel. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Crown Blue Gravel
Lick has no true equivalent to Crown's Blue Gravel. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Crown Blue Gravel
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Crown's Blue Gravel. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Crown Blue Gravel
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Crown's Blue Gravel. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Farrelly & Co 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.
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 Blue Gravel on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blue Gravel is the 960th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.