Subtle Whim is a white from Dulux, hex #F2E7E3. Its light reflectance value is 81.6, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #F2E7E3
- RGB
- 242, 231, 227
- HSL
- 16°, 37%, 92%
- CMYK
- 0, 5, 6, 5
- LRV
- 81.6
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 Subtle Whim are 30YR 83040 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Pink Bliss 2093-70 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Creme de la Rose by Crown (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 Subtle Whim
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Crown has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Farrelly & Co has 4 equivalents to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Dulux Heritage has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Subtle Whim
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Subtle Whim, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Subtle Whim
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's Subtle Whim. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Subtle Whim
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Subtle Whim. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist 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.
Wall colours
Colours that share this white's undertone, for the walls it will sit against.
Where it sits in the Whites
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Subtle Whim on it, so some of them look quite different.
Subtle Whim is the 631st of 1,844 whites Swatcher knows about.