Silk Squares is a light blue from Curator, hex #61A6E7. Its light reflectance value is 35.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #61A6E7
- RGB
- 97, 166, 231
- HSL
- 209°, 74%, 64%
- CMYK
- 58, 28, 0, 9
- LRV
- 35.6
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 Silk Squares are Acapulco Dive 0639 by Colourtrend (good match), Bluebell Valley by Johnstone's (good match) and Nova Scotia Blue 796 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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Curator Silk Squares
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Curator's Silk Squares, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Curator Silk Squares
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Curator's Silk Squares, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Curator Silk Squares
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Curator's Silk Squares, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Curator Silk Squares
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Curator Silk Squares
Dulux has no true equivalent to Curator's Silk Squares. 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 Silk Squares
Lick has no true equivalent to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Curator Silk Squares
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Silk Squares
Acres Hall has nothing close to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Silk Squares
Fleetwood has nothing close to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Silk Squares
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Curator Silk Squares
Little Greene has nothing close to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Silk Squares
Ronseal has nothing close to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Curator Silk Squares
Crown has nothing close to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Silk Squares
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Silk Squares
Alchemist has nothing close to Curator's Silk Squares. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Alchemist 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 Silk Squares on it, so some of them look quite different.
Silk Squares is the 13th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.