Freehand is a deep blue from Curator, hex #315660. Its light reflectance value is 8.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #315660
- RGB
- 49, 86, 96
- HSL
- 193°, 32%, 28%
- CMYK
- 49, 10, 0, 62
- LRV
- 8.2
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 Freehand are Sea Holly by Dulux (good match), 30BG 10111 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Dark Water by Johnstone's (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.
Dulux equivalents to Curator Freehand
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Curator's Freehand, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Curator Freehand
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Curator's Freehand, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Curator Freehand
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Curator's Freehand, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Curator Freehand
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Curator's Freehand, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Curator Freehand
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Curator's Freehand, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Curator Freehand
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Curator's Freehand, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Curator Freehand
Crown has no true equivalent to Curator's Freehand. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Crown range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Freehand
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Curator's Freehand. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Curator Freehand
Lick has no true equivalent to Curator's Freehand. 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 Freehand
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Curator's Freehand. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Freehand
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Curator's Freehand. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Curator Freehand
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Curator's Freehand. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Freehand
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Curator's Freehand. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Freehand
Ronseal has nothing close to Curator's Freehand. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Freehand
Acres Hall has nothing close to Curator's Freehand. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Acres Hall 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 Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Freehand on it, so some of them look quite different.
Freehand is the 1,106th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.