Cress Green is a light yellow from Johnstone's, hex #B3AC83. Its light reflectance value is 40.7, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #B3AC83
- RGB
- 179, 172, 131
- HSL
- 51°, 24%, 61%
- CMYK
- 0, 4, 27, 30
- LRV
- 40.7
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 Cress Green are Ivy Lane 523 by Benjamin Moore (good match), Birr Gardens by Acres Hall (good match) and Bamboo Forest 0401 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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Cress Green
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cress Green, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Cress Green
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Cress Green, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Cress Green
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Cress Green, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Cress Green
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Cress Green, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Cress Green
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Cress Green, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Cress Green
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Cress Green, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Cress Green
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Cress Green, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Johnstone's Cress Green
Dulux has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cress Green. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Cress Green
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Cress Green. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Cress Green
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cress Green. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Cress Green
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cress Green. 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 Cress Green
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cress Green. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Cress Green
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cress Green. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Cress Green
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cress Green. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Cress Green
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Cress Green. 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 Cress Green on it, so some of them look quite different.
Cress Green is the 547th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.