Paper Chain is a pale grey from Dulux, hex #DFDAD5. Its light reflectance value is 70.6, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #DFDAD5
- RGB
- 223, 218, 213
- HSL
- 30°, 14%, 85%
- CMYK
- 0, 2, 4, 13
- LRV
- 70.6
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 Paper Chain are Paper Chain by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Pure Mohair by Curator (excellent match) and Silver Bells 1458 by Benjamin Moore (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 Paper Chain
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Curator has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Crown has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Ronseal has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Dulux Heritage has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Lick has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Paper Chain
Acres Hall has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Paper Chain, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall 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 Paper Chain on it, so some of them look quite different.
Paper Chain is the 496th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.