Forest Cave is a mid-tone green from Johnstone's, hex #8A9181. Its light reflectance value is 27.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8A9181
- RGB
- 138, 145, 129
- HSL
- 86°, 7%, 54%
- CMYK
- 5, 0, 11, 43
- LRV
- 27.2
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 Forest Cave are Green 02 by Lick (excellent match), Card Room Green by Farrow & Ball (excellent match) and Evergreen Echo by Crown (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.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Dulux has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Forest Cave. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Forest Cave
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Forest Cave. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage 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 Greens
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Forest Cave on it, so some of them look quite different.
Forest Cave is the 662nd of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.