Soft Grey is a light grey from Crown, hex #BCBAB9. Its light reflectance value is 49.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #BCBAB9
- RGB
- 188, 186, 185
- HSL
- 20°, 2%, 73%
- CMYK
- 0, 1, 2, 26
- LRV
- 49.3
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 Soft Grey are Rand Moon 0532 by Colourtrend (excellent match), SILVER SHORES by Dulux (excellent match) and Silver Shores by Dulux Trade (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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Curator equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Curator has 2 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Alchemist has 4 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Alchemist range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Ronseal has 2 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Ronseal range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Crown Soft Grey
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Crown's Soft Grey, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Crown Soft Grey
Lick has no true equivalent to Crown's Soft Grey. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Crown Soft Grey
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Crown's Soft Grey. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Crown Soft Grey
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Crown's Soft Grey. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Crown Soft Grey
Little Greene has nothing close to Crown's Soft Grey. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. 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 Soft Grey on it, so some of them look quite different.
Soft Grey is the 64th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.