Velvet Cake is a deep red from Dulux, hex #6E3936. Its light reflectance value is 6.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #6E3936
- RGB
- 110, 57, 54
- HSL
- 3°, 34%, 32%
- CMYK
- 0, 48, 51, 57
- LRV
- 6.5
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 Velvet Cake are Velvet Cake by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Arroyo Red 2085-10 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Rusty Wool by Johnstone's (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 Velvet Cake
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Velvet Cake, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Velvet Cake
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Velvet Cake, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Velvet Cake
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Velvet Cake, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Velvet Cake
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Velvet Cake, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Velvet Cake
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Velvet Cake, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Velvet Cake
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Velvet Cake, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Velvet Cake
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Velvet Cake, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Velvet Cake
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Velvet Cake. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Velvet Cake
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Velvet Cake. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Velvet Cake
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's Velvet Cake. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Velvet Cake
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Velvet Cake. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Velvet Cake
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Velvet Cake. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Velvet Cake
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Velvet Cake. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Velvet Cake
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Velvet Cake. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Velvet Cake
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Velvet Cake. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown 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 Reds
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Velvet Cake on it, so some of them look quite different.
Velvet Cake is the 355th of 745 reds Swatcher knows about.