Blue Willow is a light blue from Johnstone's, hex #A1B5B5. Its light reflectance value is 44, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #A1B5B5
- RGB
- 161, 181, 181
- HSL
- 180°, 12%, 67%
- CMYK
- 11, 0, 0, 29
- LRV
- 44
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 Willow are Peek A Boo by Fleetwood (good match), Colorado Gray 2136-50 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Stormy Bay 0484 by Colourtrend (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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Willow, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Willow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Willow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Blue Willow. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Blue Willow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Blue Willow
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Blue Willow. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator 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 Willow on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blue Willow is the 1,452nd of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.