Aqua Smoke is a light blue from Johnstone's, hex #85989A. Its light reflectance value is 29.8, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #85989A
- RGB
- 133, 152, 154
- HSL
- 186°, 9%, 56%
- CMYK
- 14, 1, 0, 40
- LRV
- 29.8
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 Aqua Smoke are Oval Room Blue by Farrow & Ball (excellent match), Van Courtland Blue HC-145 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Lust For Life by Fleetwood (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.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Dulux has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke. 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 Aqua Smoke
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Aqua Smoke
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Aqua Smoke. 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 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 Aqua Smoke on it, so some of them look quite different.
Aqua Smoke is the 1,457th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.