French Pottery is a light blue from Johnstone's, hex #7797A8. Its light reflectance value is 28.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #7797A8
- RGB
- 119, 151, 168
- HSL
- 201°, 22%, 56%
- CMYK
- 29, 10, 0, 34
- LRV
- 28.9
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 French Pottery are Cuspian by Dulux (good match), 90BG 31124 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Blue 18 by Lick (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 equivalents to Johnstone's French Pottery
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's French Pottery, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's French Pottery
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's French Pottery, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's French Pottery
Lick has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's French Pottery, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's French Pottery
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's French Pottery, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's French Pottery
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's French Pottery, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's French Pottery
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's French Pottery, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's French Pottery
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's French Pottery, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's French Pottery
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's French Pottery, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's French Pottery
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's French Pottery. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's French Pottery
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's French Pottery. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's French Pottery
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's French Pottery. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's French Pottery
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's French Pottery. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's French Pottery
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's French Pottery. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's French Pottery
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's French Pottery. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's French Pottery
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's French Pottery. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall 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 Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of French Pottery on it, so some of them look quite different.
French Pottery is the 687th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.