Ancient Past is a light yellow from Johnstone's, hex #B59D72. Its light reflectance value is 35.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #B59D72
- RGB
- 181, 157, 114
- HSL
- 39°, 31%, 58%
- CMYK
- 0, 13, 37, 29
- LRV
- 35.2
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 Past are Upon Reflection 0324 by Colourtrend (excellent match), Scrivener Gold CW-430 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and 30YY 35249 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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Ancient Past, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Ancient Past, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Ancient Past, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Ancient Past, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Past, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Past, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Past. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Ancient Past. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Past. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Past. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Past. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Past. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Past. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Past. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Ancient Past
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Ancient Past. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. 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.
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 Yellows
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 Past on it, so some of them look quite different.
Ancient Past is the 1,326th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.