Dancing Dolphin is a light neutral from Johnstone's, hex #BBB39A. Its light reflectance value is 45.1, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #BBB39A
- RGB
- 187, 179, 154
- HSL
- 45°, 20%, 67%
- CMYK
- 0, 4, 18, 27
- LRV
- 45.1
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 Dancing Dolphin are Ball Green by Farrow & Ball (good match), Cooks Garden by Colourtrend (good match) and Sag Harbour Gray HC-95 by Benjamin Moore (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.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Farrow & Ball has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Little Greene has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin. 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 Dancing Dolphin
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Dancing Dolphin
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Dancing Dolphin. 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 Neutrals
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Dancing Dolphin on it, so some of them look quite different.
Dancing Dolphin is the 282nd of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.