Friars Brown is a deep brown from Johnstone's, hex #504735. Its light reflectance value is 6.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #504735
- RGB
- 80, 71, 53
- HSL
- 40°, 20%, 26%
- CMYK
- 0, 11, 34, 69
- LRV
- 6.5
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 Friars Brown are Southern Vine 2138-10 by Benjamin Moore (good match), Battle Drab by Fleetwood (good match) and 30YY 08082 by Dulux Trade (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Friars Brown, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Friars Brown, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Friars Brown, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Friars Brown, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Friars Brown, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. 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 Friars Brown
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Friars Brown
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Friars Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown 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 Browns
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Friars Brown on it, so some of them look quite different.
Friars Brown is the 627th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.