EARL BLUE is a light grey from Dulux, hex #A0A9AE. Its light reflectance value is 38.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #A0A9AE
- RGB
- 160, 169, 174
- HSL
- 201°, 8%, 65%
- CMYK
- 8, 3, 0, 32
- LRV
- 38.9
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 EARL BLUE are Earl Blue by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Gosling Grey by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Pilgrim Haze 2132-50 by Benjamin Moore (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 EARL BLUE
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's EARL BLUE, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux EARL BLUE
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's EARL BLUE, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux EARL BLUE
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's EARL BLUE, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux EARL BLUE
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's EARL BLUE, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux EARL BLUE
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Dulux's EARL BLUE, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux EARL BLUE
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux's EARL BLUE, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux EARL BLUE
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's EARL BLUE, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux EARL BLUE
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's EARL BLUE, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux EARL BLUE
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's EARL BLUE. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux EARL BLUE
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's EARL BLUE. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux EARL BLUE
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's EARL BLUE. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux EARL BLUE
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's EARL BLUE. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux EARL BLUE
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's EARL BLUE. 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 EARL BLUE
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's EARL BLUE. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux EARL BLUE
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's EARL BLUE. 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.
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 EARL BLUE on it, so some of them look quite different.
EARL BLUE is the 765th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.