Pure Orb is a light blue from Dulux, hex #85A6AB. Its light reflectance value is 35.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #85A6AB
- RGB
- 133, 166, 171
- HSL
- 188°, 18%, 60%
- CMYK
- 22, 3, 0, 33
- LRV
- 35.2
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 Orb are 30BG 37110 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Cobalt Frieze by Colourtrend (excellent match) and St John Blue CSP-675 by Benjamin Moore (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 Orb
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Orb, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Pure Orb
Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Orb, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Pure Orb
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Orb, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Pure Orb
Fleetwood has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Pure Orb, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Pure Orb
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pure Orb, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Pure Orb
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Orb. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Pure Orb
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Orb. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Pure Orb
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Orb. 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 Orb
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Orb. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Pure Orb
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Orb. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Pure Orb
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Orb. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Pure Orb
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pure Orb. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Pure Orb
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Pure Orb. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Pure Orb
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Pure Orb. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Pure Orb
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Pure Orb. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick 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 Blues
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 Orb on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pure Orb is the 1,144th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.