Folly Of Youth is a pale grey from Johnstone's, hex #CDC3BE. Its light reflectance value is 55.7, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #CDC3BE
- RGB
- 205, 195, 190
- HSL
- 20°, 13%, 77%
- CMYK
- 0, 5, 7, 20
- LRV
- 55.7
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 Folly Of Youth are 67YR 56055 by Dulux Trade (good match), Marble by Fleetwood (good match) and Pumice Brown by Dulux Heritage (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 Folly Of Youth
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Crown has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Curator has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Folly Of Youth
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Folly Of Youth. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene 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.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
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 Folly Of Youth on it, so some of them look quite different.
Folly Of Youth is the 864th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.