Gentle Sea is a light blue from Fleetwood, hex #5699B6. Its light reflectance value is 28.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #5699B6
- RGB
- 86, 153, 182
- HSL
- 198°, 40%, 53%
- CMYK
- 53, 16, 0, 29
- LRV
- 28.1
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 Gentle Sea are Hush-a-bye by Johnstone's (good match), Poolside 775 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Blue Verditer by Little Greene (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.
Johnstone's equivalents to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Curator has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Curator range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Lick has nothing close to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Crown has nothing close to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Fleetwood Gentle Sea
Alchemist has nothing close to Fleetwood's Gentle Sea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Alchemist 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 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 Gentle Sea on it, so some of them look quite different.
Gentle Sea is the 480th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.