Lightening Bolt is a pale yellow from Dulux, hex #FFD145. Its light reflectance value is 67.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #FFD145
- RGB
- 255, 209, 69
- HSL
- 45°, 100%, 64%
- CMYK
- 0, 18, 73, 0
- LRV
- 67.3
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 Lightening Bolt are 40YY 69666 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Dandy Lion 0829 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Viking Yellow 321 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 Lightening Bolt
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Lightening Bolt, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Lightening Bolt, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Lightening Bolt, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Lightening Bolt, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Lightening Bolt, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Lightening Bolt
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Lightening Bolt. 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 Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Lightening Bolt on it, so some of them look quite different.
Lightening Bolt is the 49th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.