Corten Flame is a mid-tone orange from Dulux, hex #8E5637. Its light reflectance value is 12.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8E5637
- RGB
- 142, 86, 55
- HSL
- 21°, 44%, 39%
- CMYK
- 0, 39, 61, 44
- LRV
- 12.7
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 Corten Flame are Bay Horse by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Golden Chestnut by Johnstone's (good match) and Warmed Cognac AF-235 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 Corten Flame
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Corten Flame, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Corten Flame
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Corten Flame, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Corten Flame
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Corten Flame, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Corten Flame
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. 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 Corten Flame
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Corten Flame. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage 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 Corten Flame on it, so some of them look quite different.
Corten Flame is the 176th of 879 oranges Swatcher knows about.