Pale Primrose is a pale yellow from Dulux, hex #FCE9B1. Its light reflectance value is 82.1, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #FCE9B1
- RGB
- 252, 233, 177
- HSL
- 45°, 93%, 84%
- CMYK
- 0, 8, 30, 1
- LRV
- 82.1
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 Pale Primrose are Moonlight White by Fleetwood (excellent match), Buttercream by Ronseal (excellent match) and Tiffany Light 0923 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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Pale Primrose
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pale Primrose, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Pale Primrose
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pale Primrose. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Pale Primrose
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pale Primrose. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Pale Primrose
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Pale Primrose. 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 Pale Primrose
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Pale Primrose. 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 Pale Primrose on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pale Primrose is the 401st of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.