Applesauce Cake is a light yellow from Johnstone's, hex #B4976D. Its light reflectance value is 32.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #B4976D
- RGB
- 180, 151, 109
- HSL
- 35°, 32%, 57%
- CMYK
- 0, 16, 39, 29
- LRV
- 32.9
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 Applesauce Cake are 30YY 35249 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Baked Cumin 1062 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Theres No Place Like Home 0318 by Colourtrend (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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake. 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 Applesauce Cake
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Applesauce Cake
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake. 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 Applesauce Cake
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Applesauce Cake. 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 Applesauce Cake on it, so some of them look quite different.
Applesauce Cake is the 1,305th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.