Grey Steel 2 is a light grey from Dulux, hex #BABAB9. Its light reflectance value is 49.1, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #BABAB9
- RGB
- 186, 186, 185
- HSL
- 60°, 1%, 73%
- CMYK
- 0, 0, 1, 27
- LRV
- 49.1
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 Grey Steel 2 are Chic Shadow by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Grey Shadows by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Rand Moon 0532 by Colourtrend (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 Grey Steel 2
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Crown has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Alchemist has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Grey Steel 2, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's Grey Steel 2. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Grey Steel 2. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Grey Steel 2
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Grey Steel 2. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene 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 Grey Steel 2 on it, so some of them look quite different.
Grey Steel 2 is the 28th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.