Pure Dolmen is a mid-tone grey from Dulux, hex #858585. Its light reflectance value is 23.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #858585
- RGB
- 133, 133, 133
- HSL
- 0°, 0%, 52%
- CMYK
- 0, 0, 0, 48
- LRV
- 23.5
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 Dolmen are 16BB 25001 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Antique Silver by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Trocadéro by Farrelly & Co (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 Dolmen
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Dolmen, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Dolmen. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Pure Dolmen
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Dolmen. 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 Pure Dolmen
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Dolmen. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal 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 Dolmen on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pure Dolmen is the 8th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.