Ancient Forest is a light green from Johnstone's, hex #99B09E. Its light reflectance value is 40.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #99B09E
- RGB
- 153, 176, 158
- HSL
- 133°, 13%, 65%
- CMYK
- 13, 0, 10, 31
- LRV
- 40.3
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 Ancient Forest are Rogerstown Estuary by Fleetwood (good match), Norway Spruce 452 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and 17GG 40107 by Dulux Trade (good 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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Ancient Forest
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Forest. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator 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.
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 Greens
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Ancient Forest on it, so some of them look quite different.
Ancient Forest is the 149th of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.