Johnstone's

In The Buff

In The Buff is a pale neutral from Johnstone's, hex #CCC4B9. Its light reflectance value is 55.8, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.

HEX
#CCC4B9
RGB
204, 196, 185
HSL
35°, 16%, 76%
CMYK
0, 4, 9, 20
LRV
55.8

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 In The Buff are Watch House by Colourtrend (excellent match), Pediment by Fleetwood (excellent match) and Brume by Dulux (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.

Watch House

Colourtrend

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.6

Pediment

Fleetwood

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.8

Brume

Dulux

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.8

Knotted Twine

Dulux Trade

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.8

Elephants Breath

Farrow & Ball

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Nin

Farrelly & Co

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Alphano Beige 989

Benjamin Moore

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Beige 09

Lick

Good Match · ΔE 1.5

Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.

Watch House

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.6

Hearthstone 0567

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.1

Whispering Hollow

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Whale Bone 0203

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Esker Ridge

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

Pediment

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.8

Tweed

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.2

Remy

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

French Pin

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Designer Woodwork

Good Match · ΔE 1.5

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

Brume

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.8

Knotted Twine

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.8

Flaked Almond

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Stone Sensation

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Bleached Lichen

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.

Knotted Twine

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.8

19YY 61057

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

30YY 58082

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

20YY 58082

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Archive Papers

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Elephants Breath

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Shadow Gray

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Shaded White

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Stirabout

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Pavilion Gray

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Farrelly & Co has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Nin

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Watermans Bay

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Kenilworth

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Herbert

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Poppy Tates

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Alphano Beige 989

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Desert Light 1004

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

London Fog 1541

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Mocha Cream CC-458

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Mocha Cream 995

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Lick equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Lick has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.

Beige 09

Good Match · ΔE 1.5

Greige 02 Soho Warehouse

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Grey 03

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Greige 01

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Grey 02

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Pale Walnut

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Quartz Grey

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Raw Cashmere

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

Biscuit Beige

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Pumice Brown

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Crown equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Crown has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.

East Village

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Gentle Hush

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Linen Blend

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Reframed

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Drawing Board

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Little Greene has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.

Fescue

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

French Grey

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Slaked Lime - Dark

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

Rolling Fog

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Mushroom

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.

Causeway

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Charleville

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Belvedere

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Burren Stone

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Burren

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.4

Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Alchemist has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.

Beach Walk

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Biscuit

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Haze

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

So Chic

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.7

Warm Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

Ronseal equivalents to Johnstone's In The Buff

Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's In The Buff, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.

Clay

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Slate Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Oatmeal

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Mushroom Beige

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Fawn Brown

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.8

Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's In The Buff

Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's In The Buff. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.

Soft Bisque

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

Picnic on the Beach

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Hidden Trail

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Hinged

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Hazelhatch

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

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.

Sand Dollar 877

Benjamin Moore

Stonework

Colourtrend

29YY 79033

Dulux Trade

Milk Round

Johnstone's

Neutrals alongside

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

Angora Blanket

Dulux

Discover

Johnstone's

Diversion

Johnstone's

Gothic Arch CSP-80

Benjamin Moore

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Attic II

Little Greene

Char Brown 2137-20

Benjamin Moore

Undergrowth

Johnstone's

Winter Wren

Colourtrend

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Wet Rain

Curator

49BB 19182

Dulux Trade

Great Drying

Curator

Spring Thistle

Johnstone's

Where it sits in the Neutrals

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

In The Buff is the 254th of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.