Clean Slate is a pale grey from Crown, hex #C5C6CA. Its light reflectance value is 56.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #C5C6CA
- RGB
- 197, 198, 202
- HSL
- 228°, 5%, 78%
- CMYK
- 2, 2, 0, 21
- LRV
- 56.5
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 Clean Slate are Dove by Dulux (excellent match), Owl Grey by Ronseal (good match) and Violet Hint 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 Crown Clean Slate
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Crown Clean Slate
Ronseal has 2 equivalents to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Ronseal range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Crown Clean Slate
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Crown Clean Slate
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Clean Slate
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Clean Slate
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Crown Clean Slate
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Clean Slate
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Crown Clean Slate
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Alchemist range to range.
Curator equivalents to Crown Clean Slate
Curator has 1 equivalent to Crown's Clean Slate, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Crown Clean Slate
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Crown's Clean Slate. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Crown Clean Slate
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Crown's Clean Slate. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Crown Clean Slate
Lick has no true equivalent to Crown's Clean Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Crown Clean Slate
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Crown's Clean Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Crown Clean Slate
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Crown's Clean Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Little Greene 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 Clean Slate on it, so some of them look quite different.
Clean Slate is the 257th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.