Soft Steel is a white from Crown, hex #DCDFE1. Its light reflectance value is 73.4, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #DCDFE1
- RGB
- 220, 223, 225
- HSL
- 204°, 8%, 87%
- CMYK
- 2, 1, 0, 12
- LRV
- 73.4
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 Steel are Dash Of Purple by Johnstone's (excellent match), Mystic Mauve 6 by Dulux (excellent match) and Toy Soldier by Fleetwood (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.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Dulux Heritage has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Curator equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Curator has 4 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Acres Hall has 4 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Ronseal range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Alchemist range to range.
Lick equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Lick has 2 equivalents to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Little Greene range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Crown Soft Steel
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Crown's Soft Steel, closest first, then 4 near misses. 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.
Wall colours
Colours that share this white's undertone, for the walls it will sit against.
Where it sits in the Whites
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 Steel on it, so some of them look quite different.
Soft Steel is the 101st of 1,844 whites Swatcher knows about.