Dulux Trade

16BB 25001

16BB 25001 is a mid-tone grey from Dulux Trade, hex #858585. Its light reflectance value is 23.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#858585
RGB
133, 133, 133
HSL
0°, 0%, 52%
CMYK
0, 0, 0, 48
LRV
23.5

See it on the walls

A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.

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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 16BB 25001 are Pure Dolmen by Dulux (excellent match), Antique Silver by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Trocadéro by Farrelly & Co (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.

Pure Dolmen

Dulux

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.0

Antique Silver

Johnstone's

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.6

Trocadéro

Farrelly & Co

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.1

Cinder AF-705

Benjamin Moore

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.2

Sugar Loaf

Fleetwood

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Subtle Shadow 0534

Colourtrend

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Graphite

Alchemist

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Broken Slate

Curator

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Dulux equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Dulux has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux range to range.

Pure Dolmen

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.0

Grey Steel 1

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Cloche

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Natural Slate

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.1

WOODED SOLACE

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Johnstone's range to range.

Antique Silver

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.6

Gathering Storm

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Cloudy Slate

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Bonfire Smoke

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Eye Of The Storm

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Farrelly & Co equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Trocadéro

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.1

Quinta

Not a Match · ΔE 7.1

Quinn

Not a Match · ΔE 8.2

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Cinder AF-705

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.2

Wool Peacoat CSP-25

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Street Chic CSP-45

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Lampblack CW-695

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Whale Gray 2134-40

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Fleetwood range to range.

Sugar Loaf

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Kensington Grey Deep

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Lady Harper

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Blarney Stone

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Rivington Rain

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Colourtrend range to range.

Subtle Shadow 0534

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Grey Wolf

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Stirrup Steel

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Causeway Grey

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

Captain Nemo 0542

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux Trade and Alchemist range to range.

Graphite

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Smoke Screen

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

Dusk

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Curator equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Curator range to range.

Broken Slate

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Threaded Needle

Not a Match · ΔE 7.0

Skellig Rock

Not a Match · ΔE 7.2

Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Lead Grey

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Mauve Mist

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Mud Lark

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.9

Lick equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Lick range to range.

Grey 15

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Grey 16

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.8

Teal 02

Close Alternative · ΔE 6.0

Crown equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Crown range to range.

City Break

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Quarried Stone

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Dark Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Plummett

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

Moles Breath

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Stoke

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.3

Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Little Greene range to range.

Baluster

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Lead Colour

Not a Match · ΔE 8.1

Silt

Not a Match · ΔE 9.0

Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Acres Hall range to range.

Crannóg

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

Locke House

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Brownstone

Not a Match · ΔE 8.1

Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Trade 16BB 25001

Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's 16BB 25001. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Ronseal range to range.

Rhino Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Moonlight Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Slate

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

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.

Brilliant White

Colourtrend

Rain Shimmer

Colourtrend

Diamonds In The Sky

Fleetwood

White Kitten 0022

Colourtrend

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Ando

Fleetwood

26BB 10008

Dulux Trade

Leaden

Curator

Brushed Buckle

Dulux Trade

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Cocoa Brown

Ronseal

71GG 07179

Dulux Trade

Bold Blue 2064-10

Benjamin Moore

52RR 06105

Dulux

Where it sits in the Greys

Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of 16BB 25001 on it, so some of them look quite different.

16BB 25001 is the 7th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.