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Brave Ground is a mid-tone neutral from Dulux, hex #9D8E7E. Its light reflectance value is 28, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #9D8E7E
- RGB
- 157, 142, 126
- HSL
- 31°, 14%, 55%
- CMYK
- 0, 10, 20, 38
- LRV
- 28
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 Brave Ground are Brave Ground by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Mesa Verde Tan AC-33 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Jenny Wren by Dulux Heritage (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 Trade equivalents to Dulux Brave Ground
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Brave Ground, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Brave Ground
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Brave Ground, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Brave Ground
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Brave Ground, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Brave Ground
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Brave Ground, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Brave Ground
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Brave Ground, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Brave Ground
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Brave Ground, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Brave Ground
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Brave Ground, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Brave Ground
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Brave Ground, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Brave Ground
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Brave Ground, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Brave Ground
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Brave Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Brave Ground
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's Brave Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Brave Ground
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Brave Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Brave Ground
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Brave Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Brave Ground
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Brave Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Brave Ground
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Brave Ground. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick 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 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 Brave Ground on it, so some of them look quite different.
Brave Ground is the 103rd of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.
Brave Ground on the blog
Posts that feature this colour.