License To Dream is a mid-tone blue from Johnstone's, hex #5B6D7E. Its light reflectance value is 14.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #5B6D7E
- RGB
- 91, 109, 126
- HSL
- 209°, 16%, 43%
- CMYK
- 28, 13, 0, 51
- LRV
- 14.7
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 License To Dream are Priory Wall by Colourtrend (good match), Indulgence by Crown (good match) and 18BB 18075 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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's License To Dream
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's License To Dream, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's License To Dream
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's License To Dream, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's License To Dream
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's License To Dream, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's License To Dream
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's License To Dream, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Benjamin Moore has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Dulux has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Fleetwood has nothing close to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's License To Dream. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's License To Dream
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's License To Dream. 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 License To Dream on it, so some of them look quite different.
License To Dream is the 250th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.