Lighter Than Air is a white from Johnstone's, hex #DEDCE3. Its light reflectance value is 72.3, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #DEDCE3
- RGB
- 222, 220, 227
- HSL
- 257°, 11%, 88%
- CMYK
- 2, 3, 0, 11
- LRV
- 72.3
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 Lighter Than Air are Subtle Wisp by Dulux (excellent match), Violet Jewel by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Desired Dawn 1314 by Colourtrend (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 Lighter Than Air
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Curator has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Lighter Than Air
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lighter Than Air. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co 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.
Wall colours
Colours that share this white's undertone, for the walls it will sit against.
Where it sits in the Whites
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Lighter Than Air on it, so some of them look quite different.
Lighter Than Air is the 501st of 1,844 whites Swatcher knows about.