Sounds Of Silence is a pale blue from Fleetwood, hex #B1C6C7. Its light reflectance value is 53.9, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #B1C6C7
- RGB
- 177, 198, 199
- HSL
- 183°, 16%, 74%
- CMYK
- 11, 1, 0, 22
- LRV
- 53.9
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 Sounds Of Silence are Gossamer Blue 2123-40 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Pale Peacock by Dulux (excellent match) and Misty Surf by Johnstone's (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Johnstone's range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first. Compare Fleetwood and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Crown has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Crown range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Fleetwood and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Lick has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Fleetwood and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Ronseal has nothing close to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Fleetwood Sounds Of Silence
Curator has nothing close to Fleetwood's Sounds Of Silence. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Fleetwood and Curator 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 Sounds Of Silence on it, so some of them look quite different.
Sounds Of Silence is the 1,445th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.