Paring Down is a light yellow from Curator, hex #D49F61. Its light reflectance value is 39.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #D49F61
- RGB
- 212, 159, 97
- HSL
- 32°, 57%, 61%
- CMYK
- 0, 25, 54, 17
- LRV
- 39.7
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.
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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 Paring Down are Sunrise Heat 0920 by Colourtrend (good match), 09YY 45402 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Dutch Gold 2 by Dulux (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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Curator Paring Down
Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Curator's Paring Down, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Curator Paring Down
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Curator's Paring Down, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Curator Paring Down
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Curator's Paring Down, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Curator Paring Down
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Curator's Paring Down, closest first. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Curator Paring Down
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Curator's Paring Down, closest first. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Lick equivalents to Curator Paring Down
Lick has 1 equivalent to Curator's Paring Down, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Curator Paring Down
Crown has no true equivalent to Curator's Paring Down. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Curator Paring Down
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Curator's Paring Down. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Paring Down
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Curator's Paring Down. 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 Paring Down
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Curator's Paring Down. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Paring Down
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Curator's Paring Down. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Paring Down
Fleetwood has nothing close to Curator's Paring Down. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Paring Down
Alchemist has nothing close to Curator's Paring Down. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Paring Down
Ronseal has nothing close to Curator's Paring Down. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Paring Down
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Curator's Paring Down. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co 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 Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Paring Down on it, so some of them look quite different.
Paring Down is the 1,079th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.