Fragrant Cloud 3 is a light blue from Dulux, hex #A3BADA. Its light reflectance value is 48, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #A3BADA
- RGB
- 163, 186, 218
- HSL
- 215°, 43%, 75%
- CMYK
- 25, 15, 0, 15
- LRV
- 48
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 Fragrant Cloud 3 are 49BB 51186 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Babbling Creek 0588 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Summer Mist CC-906 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 Fragrant Cloud 3
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. 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 Fragrant Cloud 3
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Fleetwood has nothing close to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Fragrant Cloud 3
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Fragrant Cloud 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co 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 Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Fragrant Cloud 3 on it, so some of them look quite different.
Fragrant Cloud 3 is the 585th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.