Colonial Aqua is a light blue from Johnstone's, hex #9BB8BB. Its light reflectance value is 44.8, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #9BB8BB
- RGB
- 155, 184, 187
- HSL
- 186°, 19%, 67%
- CMYK
- 17, 2, 0, 27
- LRV
- 44.8
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 Colonial Aqua are 10BG 46112 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Buxton Blue HC-149 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Duck Egg by Crown (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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua. 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 Colonial Aqua
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Colonial Aqua
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Colonial Aqua. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co 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 Colonial Aqua on it, so some of them look quite different.
Colonial Aqua is the 1,418th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.