Lively Ivy is a light yellow from Johnstone's, hex #A9A47E. Its light reflectance value is 36.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #A9A47E
- RGB
- 169, 164, 126
- HSL
- 53°, 20%, 58%
- CMYK
- 0, 3, 25, 34
- LRV
- 36.5
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 Lively Ivy are French Pear 0415 by Colourtrend (good match), Thicket AF-405 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Dried Sage by Dulux (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 Lively Ivy
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy. 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 Lively Ivy
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Lively Ivy
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Lively Ivy. 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.
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 Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Lively Ivy on it, so some of them look quite different.
Lively Ivy is the 1,494th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.