Heart Wood is a mid-tone neutral from Dulux, hex #9B8987. Its light reflectance value is 26.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #9B8987
- RGB
- 155, 137, 135
- HSL
- 6°, 9%, 57%
- CMYK
- 0, 12, 13, 39
- LRV
- 26.6
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 Heart Wood are Heart Wood by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Wet Concrete 2114-40 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Mallow Stem by Colourtrend (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 Heart Wood
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Heart Wood
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Heart Wood
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Heart Wood
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Heart Wood, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Dulux Heart Wood
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Heart Wood
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Heart Wood
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Heart Wood
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Heart Wood
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Heart Wood
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Heart Wood
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Heart Wood
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's Heart Wood. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Heart Wood
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Heart Wood. 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 Heart Wood
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux's Heart Wood. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Heart Wood
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Heart Wood. 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.
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 Neutrals
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Heart Wood on it, so some of them look quite different.
Heart Wood is the 1,121st of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.