Ancient Pottery is a mid-tone brown from Dulux, hex #8C7567. Its light reflectance value is 19.3, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8C7567
- RGB
- 140, 117, 103
- HSL
- 23°, 15%, 48%
- CMYK
- 0, 16, 26, 45
- LRV
- 19.3
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 Ancient Pottery are 80YR 21118 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Peppered Pecan by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Spanish Brown 1028 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 Ancient Pottery
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Ancient Pottery, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Ancient Pottery, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Ancient Pottery, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Ancient Pottery, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Ancient Pottery, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Ancient Pottery
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Ancient Pottery. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall 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 Browns
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Ancient Pottery on it, so some of them look quite different.
Ancient Pottery is the 105th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.