Johnstone's

Garden Twine

Garden Twine is a mid-tone yellow from Johnstone's, hex #9F8A69. Its light reflectance value is 26.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#9F8A69
RGB
159, 138, 105
HSL
37°, 22%, 52%
CMYK
0, 13, 34, 38
LRV
26.6

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 Garden Twine are Bracken Salts 1 by Dulux (good match), 30YY 27226 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Northeast Trail 0346 by Colourtrend (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.

Bracken Salts 1

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

30YY 27226

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Northeast Trail 0346

Colourtrend

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Green Tea 236

Benjamin Moore

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Wattle Daub

Acres Hall

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Drab

Farrow & Ball

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Elysian Yellow

Little Greene

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Coco Dark

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Garden Twine

Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Garden Twine, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

Bracken Salts 1

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

22YY 32156

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

12YY 28226

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Desert Dusk

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Caramel Sand 1

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

30YY 27226

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

30YY 28161

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

09YY 28180

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

20YY 31205

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

30YY 24177

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Northeast Trail 0346

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Owlet 0366

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Gold Taffeta 0276

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Gold Tangiers 0304

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Laurel Avenue

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Garden Twine

Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Garden Twine, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Green Tea 236

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Woodstock Tan HC-20

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Elk Horn AF-105

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Jamesboro Gold HC-88

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Free Spirit 245

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Garden Twine

Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Garden Twine, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.

Wattle Daub

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Brownstone

Not a Match · ΔE 9.3

Mochaccino

Not a Match · ΔE 9.6

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Drab

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Dauphin

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Mouses Back

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Elysian Yellow

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Marle

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Serpentine

Not a Match · ΔE 7.4

Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Garden Twine

Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Garden Twine, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

Coco Dark

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Westport

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Clay Beige

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Cabriolet

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.4

Aged Leather

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Marsh Ground

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Half Barrel

Not a Match · ΔE 6.3

Tailored Tweed

Not a Match · ΔE 9.4

Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Jenny Wren

Not a Match · ΔE 6.1

Masters Gold

Not a Match · ΔE 7.6

DH Drab

Not a Match · ΔE 9.0

Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Millionaire

Not a Match · ΔE 6.4

Potted History

Not a Match · ΔE 8.9

Chocolate

Not a Match · ΔE 9.2

Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Distinguished

Not a Match · ΔE 7.4

Mellow Yellow

Not a Match · ΔE 9.0

Greenhouse

Not a Match · ΔE 10.4

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Grands Boulevards

Not a Match · ΔE 7.6

Taney

Not a Match · ΔE 10.7

Quinta

Not a Match · ΔE 10.8

Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Olive

Not a Match · ΔE 8.4

Warm Stone

Not a Match · ΔE 10.7

Slate

Not a Match · ΔE 10.9

Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Garden Twine

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

Beige 02 Soho Farmhouse

Not a Match · ΔE 8.7

Brown 02

Not a Match · ΔE 9.4

Green 19

Not a Match · ΔE 10.1

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.

Pink Damask 890

Benjamin Moore

Kensington Grey Pale

Fleetwood

Cotton Canvas

Curator

29YY 79033

Dulux Trade

Neutrals alongside

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

Aluna

Colourtrend

Stonington

Johnstone's

Indian River 985

Benjamin Moore

Discover

Johnstone's

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Cocoa Brown

Ronseal

Muddy River

Johnstone's

30YY 20193

Dulux Trade

Golden Lake 0316

Colourtrend

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

50BB 27232

Dulux Trade

Celestial Blue

Fleetwood

Grandmas Sweater 787

Benjamin Moore

Darkest Grape 2069-30

Benjamin Moore

Where it sits in the Yellows

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

Garden Twine is the 1,499th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.