Rare Breed is a mid-tone green from Curator, hex #8E8939. Its light reflectance value is 23.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8E8939
- RGB
- 142, 137, 57
- HSL
- 56°, 43%, 39%
- CMYK
- 0, 4, 60, 44
- LRV
- 23.9
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 Rare Breed are Oregano 2147-10 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Be Yourself by Johnstone's (good match) and 76YY 27439 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 Rare Breed
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Curator's Rare Breed, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Curator Rare Breed
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Curator's Rare Breed, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Curator Rare Breed
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Curator's Rare Breed, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Curator Rare Breed
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Curator's Rare Breed, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Curator Rare Breed
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Curator's Rare Breed, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Curator Rare Breed
Little Greene has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Rare Breed
Fleetwood has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Rare Breed
Ronseal has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Curator Rare Breed
Lick has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Rare Breed
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Curator Rare Breed
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Rare Breed
Acres Hall has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Rare Breed
Alchemist has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Rare Breed
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Curator Rare Breed
Crown has nothing close to Curator's Rare Breed. 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 Greens
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Rare Breed on it, so some of them look quite different.
Rare Breed is the 1,492nd of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.