Silken Clay is a light neutral from Dulux Trade, hex #ABA18D. Its light reflectance value is 36.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #ABA18D
- RGB
- 171, 161, 141
- HSL
- 40°, 15%, 61%
- CMYK
- 0, 6, 18, 33
- LRV
- 36.1
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 Silken Clay are Potters Clay by Dulux (excellent match), Setting Stone by Dulux Heritage (excellent match) and Ranchwood CC-500 by Benjamin Moore (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 equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Dulux has 4 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Johnstone's range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Little Greene range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Fleetwood range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Alchemist range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Crown range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Trade Silken Clay
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Silken Clay. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrelly & Co 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 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 Silken Clay on it, so some of them look quite different.
Silken Clay is the 454th of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.