Genuine is a deep blue from Crown, hex #4A646D. Its light reflectance value is 11.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #4A646D
- RGB
- 74, 100, 109
- HSL
- 195°, 19%, 36%
- CMYK
- 32, 8, 0, 57
- LRV
- 11.7
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 Genuine are Coppice Blue by Farrow & Ball (excellent match), Vermont Slate 1673 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Dark Summit 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.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Crown Genuine
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Crown's Genuine, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Genuine
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Crown's Genuine, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Genuine
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Crown's Genuine, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Genuine
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Crown's Genuine, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Crown Genuine
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Crown's Genuine. 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 Genuine
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Crown's Genuine. 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 Genuine
Lick has no true equivalent to Crown's Genuine. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Crown Genuine
Dulux has no true equivalent to Crown's Genuine. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Crown Genuine
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Crown's Genuine. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Crown Genuine
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Crown's Genuine. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Crown Genuine
Curator has no true equivalent to Crown's Genuine. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Crown Genuine
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Crown's Genuine. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Crown Genuine
Acres Hall has nothing close to Crown's Genuine. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Crown Genuine
Alchemist has nothing close to Crown's Genuine. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Crown Genuine
Ronseal has nothing close to Crown's Genuine. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Ronseal 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 Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Genuine on it, so some of them look quite different.
Genuine is the 1,169th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.