Blue Beard is a light blue from Johnstone's, hex #A1AFBE. Its light reflectance value is 42, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #A1AFBE
- RGB
- 161, 175, 190
- HSL
- 211°, 18%, 69%
- CMYK
- 15, 8, 0, 25
- LRV
- 42
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 Blue Beard are Kittiwake by Farrow & Ball (good match), Blue Pot 0624 by Colourtrend (good match) and Knock Knock 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 Blue Beard
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Beard, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Beard, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Beard, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Beard, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard. 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 Blue Beard
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard. 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 Blue Beard
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard. 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 Blue Beard
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Beard. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Blue Beard
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Blue Beard. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene 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 Blue Beard on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blue Beard is the 277th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.