Whispering Shell is a white from Curator, hex #DFE8F5. Its light reflectance value is 80, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #DFE8F5
- RGB
- 223, 232, 245
- HSL
- 215°, 52%, 92%
- CMYK
- 9, 5, 0, 4
- LRV
- 80
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 Whispering Shell are Cool Sky 0601 by Colourtrend (excellent match), Water Iris by Johnstone's (good match) and White Satin 2067-70 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 Whispering Shell
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Curator's Whispering Shell, closest first. Compare Curator and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Curator Whispering Shell
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Curator's Whispering Shell, closest first. Compare Curator and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Curator Whispering Shell
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Curator's Whispering Shell, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Curator Whispering Shell
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Curator's Whispering Shell, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Curator Whispering Shell
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Curator's Whispering Shell, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Dulux Trade range to range.
Lick equivalents to Curator Whispering Shell
Lick has 1 equivalent to Curator's Whispering Shell, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Curator and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Curator Whispering Shell
Crown has no true equivalent to Curator's Whispering Shell. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Curator Whispering Shell
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Curator's Whispering Shell. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Curator Whispering Shell
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Curator's Whispering Shell. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Curator Whispering Shell
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Curator's Whispering Shell. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Curator Whispering Shell
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Curator's Whispering Shell. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Curator Whispering Shell
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Curator's Whispering Shell. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Curator Whispering Shell
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Curator's Whispering Shell. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Curator Whispering Shell
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Curator's Whispering Shell. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Curator and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Curator Whispering Shell
Little Greene has nothing close to Curator's Whispering Shell. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Curator and Little Greene 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.
Wall colours
Colours that share this white's undertone, for the walls it will sit against.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Whites
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Whispering Shell on it, so some of them look quite different.
Whispering Shell is the 1,167th of 1,844 whites Swatcher knows about.