Pure Birch is a mid-tone grey from Dulux, hex #817B73. Its light reflectance value is 20.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #817B73
- RGB
- 129, 123, 115
- HSL
- 34°, 6%, 48%
- CMYK
- 0, 5, 11, 49
- LRV
- 20.1
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 Pure Birch are Warm Grey by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Mud Lark by Dulux Heritage (excellent match) and So Sublime by Johnstone's (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 Pure Birch
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Birch, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Pure Birch
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Pure Birch
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Birch, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Pure Birch
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Birch, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Pure Birch
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Birch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Pure Birch
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Pure Birch
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Pure Birch
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Pure Birch
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Pure Birch
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Pure Birch
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Pure Birch
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Pure Birch
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Pure Birch
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Birch. 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 Pure Birch
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Pure Birch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator 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 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 Pure Birch on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pure Birch is the 1,056th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.