Old School Cool is a black from Fleetwood, hex #161A1D. Its light reflectance value is 1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #161A1D
- RGB
- 22, 26, 29
- HSL
- 206°, 14%, 10%
- CMYK
- 24, 10, 0, 89
- LRV
- 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 Old School Cool are Thunderstorm Grey by Ronseal (good match), Jack Black by Little Greene (close alternative) and Night Jewels 1 by Dulux (not a 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.
Ronseal equivalents to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Old School Cool, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Dulux has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Colourtrend has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Alchemist has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Acres Hall has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Benjamin Moore has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Johnstone's has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Dulux Trade has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Crown has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Crown range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Curator has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Lick has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Fleetwood Old School Cool
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Fleetwood's Old School Cool. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Farrow & Ball 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 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 Old School Cool on it, so some of them look quite different.
Old School Cool is the 93rd of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.