Active Orange is a mid-tone orange from Dulux, hex #DC7525. Its light reflectance value is 28.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #DC7525
- RGB
- 220, 117, 37
- HSL
- 26°, 72%, 50%
- CMYK
- 0, 47, 83, 14
- LRV
- 28.1
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 Active Orange are Active Orange by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Turmeric by Acres Hall (excellent match) and 14 Carrots CSP-1110 by Benjamin Moore (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 Trade equivalents to Dulux Active Orange
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Active Orange, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Active Orange
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Active Orange, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Active Orange
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Active Orange, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Active Orange
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Active Orange, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Dulux Active Orange
Johnstone's has no true equivalent to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Dulux Active Orange
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Active Orange
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Active Orange
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Active Orange
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Active Orange
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Active Orange
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Active Orange
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Active Orange
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Active Orange
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Active Orange
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Active Orange. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux 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 Oranges
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Active Orange on it, so some of them look quite different.
Active Orange is the 15th of 879 oranges Swatcher knows about.