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Recipe Book is a pale neutral from Crown, hex #DAD3C8. Its light reflectance value is 65.7, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #DAD3C8
- RGB
- 218, 211, 200
- HSL
- 37°, 20%, 82%
- CMYK
- 0, 3, 8, 15
- LRV
- 65.7
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 Recipe Book are Egyptian Cotton by Dulux (excellent match), Egyptian Cotton by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Maybe Mushroom by Johnstone's (excellent 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 Recipe Book
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Dulux Heritage has 5 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Ronseal has 5 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first. Compare Crown and Ronseal range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Little Greene has 3 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Little Greene range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Acres Hall has 3 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Lick equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Lick has 2 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Curator equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Curator has 3 equivalents to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Crown Recipe Book
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Crown's Recipe Book, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Alchemist 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 Recipe Book on it, so some of them look quite different.
Recipe Book is the 746th of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.
Recipe Book on the blog
Posts that feature this colour.