Lilac Skies is a light grey from Dulux, hex #BCB6BD. Its light reflectance value is 47.8, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #BCB6BD
- RGB
- 188, 182, 189
- HSL
- 291°, 5%, 73%
- CMYK
- 1, 4, 0, 26
- LRV
- 47.8
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 Lilac Skies are 50RB 48051 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Art Nouveau Glass by Fleetwood (good match) and After the Rain 1452 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 Lilac Skies
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Lilac Skies, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Lilac Skies
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Lilac Skies, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Lilac Skies
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Lilac Skies, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Lilac Skies
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Lilac Skies, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Lilac Skies
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Lilac Skies, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Lilac Skies
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lilac Skies. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Lilac Skies
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lilac Skies. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Lilac Skies
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lilac Skies. 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 Lilac Skies
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lilac Skies. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Lilac Skies
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lilac Skies. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Lilac Skies
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Lilac Skies. 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 Lilac Skies
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Lilac Skies. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Lilac Skies
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Lilac Skies. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Lilac Skies
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Lilac Skies. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Lilac Skies
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux's Lilac Skies. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. 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 Lilac Skies on it, so some of them look quite different.
Lilac Skies is the 813th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.