Ancient Sandstone is a light neutral from Dulux Heritage, hex #CCBDA6. Its light reflectance value is 52, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #CCBDA6
- RGB
- 204, 189, 166
- HSL
- 36°, 27%, 73%
- CMYK
- 0, 7, 19, 20
- LRV
- 52
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 Ancient Sandstone are 30YY 53124 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Helen Of Troy 0350 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Mocha Frappe by Johnstone's (excellent 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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Fleetwood range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Little Greene has 4 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux Heritage and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Dulux range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Lick range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Acres Hall range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Crown range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Heritage Ancient Sandstone
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux Heritage's Ancient Sandstone. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Heritage and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux Heritage 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 Neutrals
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Ancient Sandstone on it, so some of them look quite different.
Ancient Sandstone is the 301st of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.