Flipper is a mid-tone grey from Johnstone's, hex #726962. Its light reflectance value is 14.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#726962
RGB
114, 105, 98
HSL
26°, 8%, 42%
CMYK
0, 8, 14, 55
LRV
14.6

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 Flipper are Bear Creek 1470 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), King Fischer 0577 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Stone Brown by Fleetwood (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.

Bear Creek 1470

Benjamin Moore

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.0

King Fischer 0577

Colourtrend

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.0

Stone Brown

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Willow Twig

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Willow Twig

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Wooded Walk

Dulux Heritage

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Dark Lead Colour

Little Greene

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

London Clay

Farrow & Ball

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Flipper

Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Flipper, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Bear Creek 1470

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.0

Coachmans Cape CSP-90

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Windy City CSP-150

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Deep Creek 1477

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Woodcliff Lake 980

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Flipper

Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Flipper, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.

King Fischer 0577

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.0

Grey Locks 0570

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

November Storms 0543

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Burrowing

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Monks Cloth 0220

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Flipper

Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Flipper, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

Stone Brown

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Mustang

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.7

Monument

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.3

Light French Tan

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Flipper

Dulux has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Flipper, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

Willow Twig

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Rubble Road

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Vintage Coins

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

DAMSON DUSK

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Vintage Smoke

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Flipper

Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Flipper, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.

Willow Twig

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Vintage Coins

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

17YY 16022

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

21YY 18079

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Damson Dusk

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Flipper

Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Flipper, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Wooded Walk

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Mud Lark

Not a Match · ΔE 7.1

DH Slate

Not a Match · ΔE 7.7

Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Flipper

Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Flipper, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.

Dark Lead Colour

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Scree

Not a Match · ΔE 8.3

Attic II

Not a Match · ΔE 8.9

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Flipper

Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Flipper, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.

London Clay

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Salon Drab

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Broccoli Brown

Not a Match · ΔE 6.0

Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Flipper

Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Flipper. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.

Farriers Nail

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Fallow Deer

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Horseshoe

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.5

Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Flipper

Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Flipper. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.

Grey 16

Not a Match · ΔE 6.0

Grey 17

Not a Match · ΔE 7.2

Grey 07

Not a Match · ΔE 8.4

Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Flipper

Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Flipper. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.

Calligraphy

Not a Match · ΔE 6.4

Granite Top

Not a Match · ΔE 7.3

Tin Bath

Not a Match · ΔE 8.4

Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Flipper

Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Flipper. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.

Work of art

Not a Match · ΔE 6.9

Distinguished

Not a Match · ΔE 10.1

Graphite

Not a Match · ΔE 10.1

Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Flipper

Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Flipper. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.

Peat Marsh

Not a Match · ΔE 7.2

Smokey Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 8.0

Crannóg

Not a Match · ΔE 8.2

Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Flipper

Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Flipper. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.

Willow

Not a Match · ΔE 8.0

Almond Brown

Not a Match · ΔE 8.6

Skyscraper Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 8.8

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Flipper

Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Flipper. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Jetty

Not a Match · ΔE 8.1

Leighton

Not a Match · ΔE 10.1

Trocadéro

Not a Match · ΔE 11.3

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.

Umber Style 0208

Colourtrend

70YR 83034

Dulux Trade

Foggy Morning 2106-70

Benjamin Moore

Doves Wing 0537

Colourtrend

Neutrals alongside

Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.

Pressed Putty

Dulux

Grey Mauve

Johnstone's

90YR 34084

Dulux Trade

Creekbed 1006

Benjamin Moore

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Umber Brown

Ronseal

Philosophically Speaking 0578

Colourtrend

Wild Mink

Colourtrend

Awakening 0560

Colourtrend

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Bedford Blue 1679

Benjamin Moore

10BB 59176

Dulux Trade

Seaside Resort 725

Benjamin Moore

83BB 07202

Dulux Trade

Where it sits in the Greys

Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Flipper on it, so some of them look quite different.

Flipper is the 1,179th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.