Soft Chestnut is a light orange from Fleetwood, hex #C5A88A. Its light reflectance value is 41.7, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #C5A88A
- RGB
- 197, 168, 138
- HSL
- 31°, 34%, 66%
- CMYK
- 0, 15, 30, 23
- LRV
- 41.7
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 Soft Chestnut are Cinnamon Frost by Johnstone's (excellent match), Rustic Twine by Crown (excellent match) and Hidden Oaks 1129 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.
Johnstone's equivalents to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Johnstone's range to range.
Crown equivalents to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Crown has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Crown range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Lick has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Curator has nothing close to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Acres Hall has nothing close to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Ronseal has nothing close to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Fleetwood Soft Chestnut
Alchemist has nothing close to Fleetwood's Soft Chestnut. 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 Oranges
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Soft Chestnut on it, so some of them look quite different.
Soft Chestnut is the 773rd of 879 oranges Swatcher knows about.