Handful Of Dust is a light grey from Johnstone's, hex #A1A198. Its light reflectance value is 35.3, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #A1A198
- RGB
- 161, 161, 152
- HSL
- 60°, 5%, 61%
- CMYK
- 0, 0, 6, 37
- LRV
- 35.3
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 Handful Of Dust are Cosmopolitan by Fleetwood (good match), Vintage Pewter CSP-110 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Urbane Grey by Little Greene (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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Handful Of Dust
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Handful Of Dust. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal 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 Handful Of Dust on it, so some of them look quite different.
Handful Of Dust is the 972nd of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.