Modern Grey is a light grey from Fleetwood, hex #B5B6B1. Its light reflectance value is 46.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #B5B6B1
- RGB
- 181, 182, 177
- HSL
- 72°, 3%, 70%
- CMYK
- 1, 0, 3, 29
- LRV
- 46.5
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 Modern Grey are Grey 18 by Lick (excellent match), Subtle Stone by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Coventry Gray HC-169 by Benjamin Moore (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.
Lick equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Lick has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Lick range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Trade range to range.
Crown equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Crown has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Crown range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Alchemist range to range.
Curator equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Curator has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Curator range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Modern Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Modern Grey. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Modern Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Fleetwood Modern Grey
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Modern Grey. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Acres Hall 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.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Modern Grey on it, so some of them look quite different.
Modern Grey is the 411th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.