Pure Cinder is a light grey from Dulux, hex #BBB5AE. Its light reflectance value is 46.7, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #BBB5AE
- RGB
- 187, 181, 174
- HSL
- 32°, 9%, 71%
- CMYK
- 0, 3, 7, 27
- LRV
- 46.7
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 Cinder are 10YY 46041 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Pebble Grey by Dulux Heritage (excellent match) and Fond Memory 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 Cinder
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Alchemist has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Farrelly & Co has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Lick has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Crown has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Pure Cinder
Curator has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Cinder, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Pure Cinder
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Cinder. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Pure Cinder
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Cinder. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Pure Cinder
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Cinder. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. 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 Pure Cinder on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pure Cinder is the 810th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.