Lake Bottom is a mid-tone blue from Johnstone's, hex #286A8A. Its light reflectance value is 12.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #286A8A
- RGB
- 40, 106, 138
- HSL
- 200°, 55%, 35%
- CMYK
- 71, 23, 0, 46
- LRV
- 12.6
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Lake Bottom are Abstract Art by Crown (good match), Santa Monica Blue 776 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and 90BG 14337 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.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Fleetwood has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Lake Bottom
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. 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 Lake Bottom
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lake Bottom. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist 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 Lake Bottom on it, so some of them look quite different.
Lake Bottom is the 473rd of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.