Dried Kelp is a deep brown from Curator, hex #6C6048. Its light reflectance value is 12, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #6C6048
- RGB
- 108, 96, 72
- HSL
- 40°, 20%, 35%
- CMYK
- 0, 11, 33, 58
- LRV
- 12
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Dried Kelp are Dusty Parakeet by Fleetwood (good match), Hip Waders by Johnstone's (good match) and Jungle Cover 0347 by Colourtrend (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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Curator Dried Kelp
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Curator's Dried Kelp, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Curator Dried Kelp
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Curator's Dried Kelp, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Curator Dried Kelp
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Curator's Dried Kelp, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Curator Dried Kelp
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Curator's Dried Kelp, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Curator Dried Kelp
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Curator's Dried Kelp, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Curator Dried Kelp
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Curator's Dried Kelp, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Curator Dried Kelp
Dulux has no true equivalent to Curator's Dried Kelp. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Curator Dried Kelp
Lick has nothing close to Curator's Dried Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Dried Kelp
Ronseal has nothing close to Curator's Dried Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Curator Dried Kelp
Little Greene has nothing close to Curator's Dried Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Dried Kelp
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Curator's Dried Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Dried Kelp
Alchemist has nothing close to Curator's Dried Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Dried Kelp
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Curator's Dried Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Dried Kelp
Acres Hall has nothing close to Curator's Dried Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Curator Dried Kelp
Crown has nothing close to Curator's Dried Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Crown 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.
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 Browns
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Dried Kelp on it, so some of them look quite different.
Dried Kelp is the 612th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.