Crab Bisque is a light orange from Johnstone's, hex #E2A98D. Its light reflectance value is 46.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #E2A98D
- RGB
- 226, 169, 141
- HSL
- 20°, 59%, 72%
- CMYK
- 0, 25, 38, 11
- LRV
- 46.5
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 Crab Bisque are 70YR 45261 by Dulux Trade (good match), Naperon by Farrow & Ball (good match) and Fortunes Prize 0036 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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Dulux has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Crab Bisque
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Crab Bisque. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal 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 Oranges
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Crab Bisque on it, so some of them look quite different.
Crab Bisque is the 209th of 879 oranges Swatcher knows about.