Curator

Nans Brooch

Nans Brooch is a light blue from Curator, hex #84A6CF. Its light reflectance value is 36.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#84A6CF
RGB
132, 166, 207
HSL
213°, 44%, 66%
CMYK
36, 20, 0, 19
LRV
36.7

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 Nans Brooch are 45BB 37281 by Dulux Trade (good match), Suenos by Johnstone's (good match) and Cascade CC-904 by Benjamin Moore (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.

45BB 37281

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Suenos

Johnstone's

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Cascade CC-904

Benjamin Moore

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Mystic Mauve 3

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Johns Blue 0617

Colourtrend

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Blue 10

Lick

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Bothy Blue

Farrow & Ball

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Dulux Trade equivalents to Curator Nans Brooch

Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Curator's Nans Brooch, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.

45BB 37281

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

50BB 39188

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

30BB 33235

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

24BB 43232

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Soft Periwinkle

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Johnstone's equivalents to Curator Nans Brooch

Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Curator's Nans Brooch, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.

Suenos

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Boudoir Blue

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Fresh Violet

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Victoria Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Alaskan Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Curator Nans Brooch

Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Curator's Nans Brooch, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Cascade CC-904

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Aqua Marina 816

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Pressed Violet CSP-520

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Steel Blue 823

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Summer Blue 2067-50

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Dulux equivalents to Curator Nans Brooch

Dulux has 1 equivalent to Curator's Nans Brooch, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.

Mystic Mauve 3

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

24BB 43232

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Soft Periwinkle

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Blue Seduction 3

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

County Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Colourtrend equivalents to Curator Nans Brooch

Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Curator's Nans Brooch, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.

Johns Blue 0617

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Blue Parlor 0610

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Blue Skies Today 0604

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Key West Zenith 0646

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Calm Tint 0645

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Closest Lick paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Lick has no true equivalent to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.

Blue 10

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Blue 18

Not a Match · ΔE 9.6

Blue 17

Not a Match · ΔE 10.1

Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Bothy Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Bay Area Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

Cooks Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 7.8

Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Light Cobalt

Not a Match · ΔE 6.7

Boathouse Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 8.6

Light Teal

Not a Match · ΔE 12.8

Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Ronseal has nothing close to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.

Cornflower

Not a Match · ΔE 6.8

Frosty Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 12.7

Shallow Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 13.0

Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Fleetwood has nothing close to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.

Dusty Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 7.3

Killala Bay Retreat

Not a Match · ΔE 10.1

Malin

Not a Match · ΔE 10.4

Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Acres Hall has nothing close to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.

Blue Horizon

Not a Match · ΔE 7.7

Shannon

Not a Match · ΔE 9.3

Glenbarrow

Not a Match · ΔE 9.6

Closest Crown paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Crown has nothing close to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Crown range to range.

Feeling Free

Not a Match · ΔE 7.8

Scrapbook

Not a Match · ΔE 11.1

Mid Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 11.5

Closest Little Greene paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Little Greene has nothing close to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.

Grey Stone

Not a Match · ΔE 9.4

Blue Verditer

Not a Match · ΔE 10.0

James

Not a Match · ΔE 10.4

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Byron

Not a Match · ΔE 9.4

Margaret River

Not a Match · ΔE 14.8

Roney Point

Not a Match · ΔE 17.8

Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Nans Brooch

Alchemist has nothing close to Curator's Nans Brooch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Alchemist range to range.

Coastal Calm

Not a Match · ΔE 11.4

Sail Boat

Not a Match · ΔE 11.6

Etching

Not a Match · ΔE 14.8

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.

Cool Sky 0601

Colourtrend

Blue 14

Lick

Water Iris

Johnstone's

Violet Echo

Johnstone's

Neutrals alongside

Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.

30BB 54120

Dulux Trade

Blue Opal

Johnstone's

Blueberry Muffin

Johnstone's

BLUE INCENSE

Dulux

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Charge

Colourtrend

Deep Ultramarine

Dulux Heritage

Madonna Blue 0590

Colourtrend

Nile Blue CSP-560

Benjamin Moore

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

20YY 38225

Dulux Trade

20YY 09175

Dulux Trade

Pink Satin 1057

Colourtrend

Old School 0410

Colourtrend

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 Nans Brooch on it, so some of them look quite different.

Nans Brooch is the 490th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.