Cosmos Flower is a light purple from Dulux Trade, hex #C9B9C9. Its light reflectance value is 51.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #C9B9C9
- RGB
- 201, 185, 201
- HSL
- 300°, 13%, 76%
- CMYK
- 0, 8, 0, 21
- LRV
- 51.3
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 Cosmos Flower are Cosmos Flower by Dulux (excellent match), Violet Petal 1382 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Bog Flower by Fleetwood (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.
Dulux equivalents to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Curator has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Lick has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Trade Cosmos Flower
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Cosmos Flower. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux Trade 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 Purples
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Cosmos Flower on it, so some of them look quite different.
Cosmos Flower is the 280th of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.