French Pin is a pale neutral from Fleetwood, hex #C8C0B3. Its light reflectance value is 53.2, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #C8C0B3
- RGB
- 200, 192, 179
- HSL
- 37°, 16%, 74%
- CMYK
- 0, 4, 11, 22
- LRV
- 53.2
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to French Pin are Nin by Farrelly & Co (excellent match), Synchronicity by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Elephants Breath by Farrow & Ball (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.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Farrelly & Co has 3 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Trade range to range.
Lick equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Lick has 4 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Fleetwood and Lick range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Alchemist has 3 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Alchemist range to range.
Crown equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Crown has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Crown range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Little Greene has 3 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Fleetwood French Pin
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's French Pin, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Fleetwood French Pin
Curator has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's French Pin. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Fleetwood French Pin
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's French Pin. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Fleetwood 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 Neutrals
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of French Pin on it, so some of them look quite different.
French Pin is the 679th of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.