Barley Dust is a pale yellow from Johnstone's, hex #D3CFA6. Its light reflectance value is 61.2, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #D3CFA6
- RGB
- 211, 207, 166
- HSL
- 55°, 34%, 74%
- CMYK
- 0, 2, 21, 17
- LRV
- 61.2
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 Barley Dust are Scullery Green by Colourtrend (excellent match), Fernwood Green 2145-40 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Pale Olivine by Dulux Heritage (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 Barley Dust
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barley Dust, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barley Dust, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Barley Dust, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barley Dust, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barley Dust, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barley Dust, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barley Dust, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Curator has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Barley Dust, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Barley Dust. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Barley Dust. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Barley Dust. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Barley Dust. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Barley Dust. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Barley Dust. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Barley Dust
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Barley Dust. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown 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 Barley Dust on it, so some of them look quite different.
Barley Dust is the 1,470th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.