Cordon Bleu is a pale yellow from Johnstone's, hex #E9D7B6. Its light reflectance value is 69.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #E9D7B6
- RGB
- 233, 215, 182
- HSL
- 39°, 54%, 81%
- CMYK
- 0, 8, 22, 9
- LRV
- 69.3
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 Cordon Bleu are Farrows Cream by Farrow & Ball (excellent match), 39YY 74175 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Hilton Head Cream 1107 by Benjamin Moore (excellent 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 Cordon Bleu
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Little Greene has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Dulux Heritage has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Curator has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Cordon Bleu
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cordon Bleu. 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 Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Cordon Bleu on it, so some of them look quite different.
Cordon Bleu is the 1,598th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.