Delicate Willow is a light grey from Dulux, hex #A4A7A1. Its light reflectance value is 38.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #A4A7A1
- RGB
- 164, 167, 161
- HSL
- 90°, 3%, 64%
- CMYK
- 2, 0, 4, 35
- LRV
- 38.1
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Delicate Willow are 30GY 40029 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Platinum Gray HC-179 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Crumbling Arch 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 Trade equivalents to Dulux Delicate Willow
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Delicate Willow, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Delicate Willow
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Delicate Willow, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Delicate Willow
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Delicate Willow, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Delicate Willow
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Delicate Willow, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Delicate Willow
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Delicate Willow, closest first. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Delicate Willow
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Delicate Willow, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Delicate Willow
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Delicate Willow, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Delicate Willow
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Delicate Willow, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Delicate Willow
Crown has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Delicate Willow, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Delicate Willow
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's Delicate Willow. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Dulux Delicate Willow
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Dulux's Delicate Willow. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Delicate Willow
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Delicate Willow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Delicate Willow
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's Delicate Willow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Delicate Willow
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Delicate Willow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Delicate Willow
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Delicate Willow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal 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.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Delicate Willow on it, so some of them look quite different.
Delicate Willow is the 583rd of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.