Pure Kelp is a light grey from Dulux, hex #A9B7B3. Its light reflectance value is 45.6, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #A9B7B3
- RGB
- 169, 183, 179
- HSL
- 163°, 9%, 69%
- CMYK
- 8, 0, 2, 28
- LRV
- 45.6
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 Pure Kelp are 54GG 47053 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Gaelic Garden 0463 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Powder Blue by Farrow & Ball (good 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 Kelp
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Kelp, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Pure Kelp
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Kelp, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Pure Kelp
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Kelp, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Pure Kelp
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Kelp, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Pure Kelp
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Kelp, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Pure Kelp
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Kelp, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Pure Kelp
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Kelp, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Pure Kelp
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Kelp, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Pure Kelp
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Kelp, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Pure Kelp
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Kelp. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Pure Kelp
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Kelp. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Pure Kelp
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Kelp. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Pure Kelp
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Pure Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Pure Kelp
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Pure Kelp. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Pure Kelp
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Pure Kelp. 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 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 Kelp on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pure Kelp is the 1,173rd of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.