Johnstone's

Burnished Blade

Burnished Blade is a light grey from Johnstone's, hex #939696. Its light reflectance value is 30.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#939696
RGB
147, 150, 150
HSL
180°, 1%, 58%
CMYK
2, 0, 0, 41
LRV
30.2

See it on the walls

A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.

Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.

Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.

Closest matches

The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.

The closest matches to Burnished Blade are Wall Street CSP-20 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), QUARTZ FLINT 1 by Dulux (good match) and King Johns Castle 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.

Wall Street CSP-20

Benjamin Moore

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

QUARTZ FLINT 1

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 1.5

King Johns Castle

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Locke House

Acres Hall

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Storm Clearing

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Dolmen

Colourtrend

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Plummett

Farrow & Ball

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Pewter Plate

Dulux Heritage

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Wall Street CSP-20

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Tucker Gray CW-705

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Stonehedge ES-76

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Rainstorm CSP-50

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Pewter 2121-30

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

QUARTZ FLINT 1

Good Match · ΔE 1.5

Natural Slate

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

STORM CLEARING

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Grey Steel 1

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Night Jewels 4

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

King Johns Castle

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Blarney Stone

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Rivington Rain

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

The Quiet Light

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

August And After

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.

Locke House

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Ashen

Not a Match · ΔE 8.7

Brownstone

Not a Match · ΔE 8.9

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.

Storm Clearing

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Natural Slate

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

12BB 35025

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Concrete Grey

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

53BB 36004

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.

Dolmen

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Smoky Tone 0541

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Jet Gray 0548

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Metropolis Mood 0526

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Cannon Ball 0449

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Plummett

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Manor House Gray

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Stoke

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.6

Worsted

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Pewter Plate

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Terra Ombra

Not a Match · ΔE 7.1

Violet Night

Not a Match · ΔE 7.7

Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.

Smoke Screen

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Etching

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Overcast

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Dusk

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.4

Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.

Leaden

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Gravel

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Broken Slate

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Line Art

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.

Rhino Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Slate

Close Alternative · ΔE 6.0

Shallow Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 6.5

Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.

Urbane Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

James

Not a Match · ΔE 7.2

Lead Colour

Not a Match · ΔE 7.4

Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.

Blue Gravel

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.6

Pewter

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.6

Quarried Stone

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.1

Mid Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Granite Dust

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.4

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Taney

Close Alternative · ΔE 6.0

Bobeche

Not a Match · ΔE 6.3

Trocadéro

Not a Match · ΔE 6.5

Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Burnished Blade

Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Burnished Blade. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.

Teal 01

Not a Match · ΔE 6.3

Green 02

Not a Match · ΔE 7.8

Blue 17

Not a Match · ΔE 8.0

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.

Brilliant White

Colourtrend

Rain Shimmer

Colourtrend

Diamonds In The Sky

Fleetwood

White Kitten 0022

Colourtrend

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Blackjack

Fleetwood

26BB 10008

Dulux Trade

Cloche

Dulux

Cement Gray 2112-60

Benjamin Moore

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

87GG 08151

Dulux

Regal Purple

Dulux

09YR 05305

Dulux Trade

Olive Colour

Little Greene

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 Burnished Blade on it, so some of them look quite different.

Burnished Blade is the 101st of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.