How Handsome is a light blue from Johnstone's, hex #97A9B4. Its light reflectance value is 38.3, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #97A9B4
- RGB
- 151, 169, 180
- HSL
- 203°, 16%, 65%
- CMYK
- 16, 6, 0, 29
- LRV
- 38.3
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 How Handsome are Mellow Flow by Dulux (excellent match), 10BB 39100 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Winter Lake 2129-50 by Benjamin Moore (excellent 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 How Handsome
Dulux has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's How Handsome, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's How Handsome
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's How Handsome, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's How Handsome
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's How Handsome, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's How Handsome
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's How Handsome
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's How Handsome
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's How Handsome, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's How Handsome
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's How Handsome
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's How Handsome
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's How Handsome
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's How Handsome
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's How Handsome
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's How Handsome
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome. 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 How Handsome
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's How Handsome
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's How Handsome. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. 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 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 How Handsome on it, so some of them look quite different.
How Handsome is the 855th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.