Billowing Clouds is a pale grey from Johnstone's, hex #D1DBDF. Its light reflectance value is 69.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #D1DBDF
- RGB
- 209, 219, 223
- HSL
- 197°, 18%, 85%
- CMYK
- 6, 2, 0, 13
- LRV
- 69.5
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 Billowing Clouds are Celestial Cloud 6 by Dulux (excellent match), Elfin by Colourtrend (excellent match) and 74BG 73042 by Dulux Trade (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 equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Farrelly & Co has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Dulux Heritage has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Crown has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Lick has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Billowing Clouds
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Billowing Clouds. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. 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.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Billowing Clouds on it, so some of them look quite different.
Billowing Clouds is the 721st of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.