Broken Slate is a mid-tone grey from Curator, hex #868A8D. Its light reflectance value is 25.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #868A8D
- RGB
- 134, 138, 141
- HSL
- 206°, 3%, 54%
- CMYK
- 5, 2, 0, 45
- LRV
- 25.2
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 Broken Slate are Hearthstone 1601 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), London Road 0527 by Colourtrend (good match) and 31BG 26004 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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Curator Broken Slate
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Curator's Broken Slate, closest first. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Curator Broken Slate
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Curator's Broken Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Curator Broken Slate
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Curator's Broken Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Curator Broken Slate
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Curator's Broken Slate, closest first. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Curator Broken Slate
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Curator's Broken Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Alchemist range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Curator Broken Slate
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Curator's Broken Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Curator Broken Slate
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Curator's Broken Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Curator Broken Slate
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Curator's Broken Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Broken Slate
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Curator's Broken Slate. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Broken Slate
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Curator's Broken Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Curator Broken Slate
Crown has no true equivalent to Curator's Broken Slate. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Broken Slate
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Curator's Broken Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Curator Broken Slate
Lick has no true equivalent to Curator's Broken Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Broken Slate
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Curator's Broken Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Curator Broken Slate
Little Greene has nothing close to Curator's Broken Slate. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Curator 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 Broken Slate on it, so some of them look quite different.
Broken Slate is the 298th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.