Writers Desk is a black from Dulux, hex #494538. Its light reflectance value is 6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #494538
- RGB
- 73, 69, 56
- HSL
- 46°, 13%, 25%
- CMYK
- 0, 5, 23, 71
- LRV
- 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 Writers Desk are Writers Desk by Dulux Trade (excellent match), River Rock 2139-10 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Fertile Ground 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 Writers Desk
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Writers Desk, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Writers Desk
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Writers Desk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Writers Desk
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Writers Desk, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Writers Desk
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Writers Desk, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Writers Desk
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Writers Desk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Writers Desk
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Writers Desk. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall 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 Blacks
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Writers Desk on it, so some of them look quite different.
Writers Desk is the 261st of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.