Afraid Of The Dark is a pale grey from Johnstone's, hex #CBCFCB. Its light reflectance value is 61.6, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #CBCFCB
- RGB
- 203, 207, 203
- HSL
- 120°, 4%, 80%
- CMYK
- 2, 0, 2, 19
- LRV
- 61.6
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 Afraid Of The Dark are Sterling 1591 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Stepping Stone by Alchemist (excellent match) and Blanc De Chine by Farrow & Ball (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 Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Alchemist has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Lick has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Dulux Heritage has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Crown has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Afraid Of The Dark
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Afraid Of The Dark. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's 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 Afraid Of The Dark on it, so some of them look quite different.
Afraid Of The Dark is the 360th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.