Bold Brandy is a deep brown from Johnstone's, hex #6A5C56. Its light reflectance value is 11.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #6A5C56
- RGB
- 106, 92, 86
- HSL
- 18°, 10%, 38%
- CMYK
- 0, 13, 19, 58
- LRV
- 11.4
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 Bold Brandy are Gargoyle 0550 by Colourtrend (excellent match), 54YR 12074 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Peat Marsh by Acres Hall (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 Bold Brandy
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Dulux has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Bold Brandy
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Bold Brandy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick 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 Browns
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Bold Brandy on it, so some of them look quite different.
Bold Brandy is the 471st of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.