Straw Bale is a pale yellow from Dulux Trade, hex #ECD5AF. Its light reflectance value is 68.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #ECD5AF
- RGB
- 236, 213, 175
- HSL
- 37°, 62%, 81%
- CMYK
- 0, 10, 26, 7
- LRV
- 68.5
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 Straw Bale are 36YY 70208 by Dulux (excellent match), Handmade AF-325 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Hall Table by Curator (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 Straw Bale
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Curator range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first. Compare Dulux Trade and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Acres Hall range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Little Greene range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Trade and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Trade and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux Trade and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Trade Straw Bale
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux Trade's Straw Bale. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. 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 Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Straw Bale on it, so some of them look quite different.
Straw Bale is the 1,456th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.