Mid Grey is a light blue from Crown, hex #8D96A0. Its light reflectance value is 30, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8D96A0
- RGB
- 141, 150, 160
- HSL
- 212°, 9%, 59%
- CMYK
- 12, 6, 0, 37
- LRV
- 30
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 Mid Grey are Overcast Day 0512 by Colourtrend (good match), MINERAL HAZE 1 by Dulux (good match) and 30BB 31043 by Dulux Trade (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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Mid Grey
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Crown's Mid Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Crown Mid Grey
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Crown's Mid Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Crown Mid Grey
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Crown's Mid Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Mid Grey
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Crown's Mid Grey, closest first. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Mid Grey
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Crown's Mid Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Curator equivalents to Crown Mid Grey
Curator has 1 equivalent to Crown's Mid Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Crown Mid Grey
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Crown's Mid Grey, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Crown Mid Grey
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Crown's Mid Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Crown Mid Grey
Lick has no true equivalent to Crown's Mid Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Crown Mid Grey
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Crown's Mid Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Crown Mid Grey
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Crown's Mid Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Crown Mid Grey
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Crown's Mid Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Crown Mid Grey
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Crown's Mid Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Crown Mid Grey
Ronseal has nothing close to Crown's Mid Grey. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Crown Mid Grey
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Crown's Mid Grey. 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.
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 Mid Grey on it, so some of them look quite different.
Mid Grey is the 318th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.