Johnstone's

My Alibi

My Alibi is a pale grey from Johnstone's, hex #CBC6C0. Its light reflectance value is 56.9, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.

HEX
#CBC6C0
RGB
203, 198, 192
HSL
33°, 10%, 77%
CMYK
0, 2, 5, 20
LRV
56.9

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 My Alibi are Cornforth White by Farrow & Ball (excellent match), Grey 03 by Lick (excellent match) and Watermans Bay by Farrelly & Co (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.

Cornforth White

Farrow & Ball

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.1

Grey 03

Lick

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Watermans Bay

Farrelly & Co

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Wish AF-680

Benjamin Moore

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Place Of Dust 0539

Colourtrend

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Picnic on the Beach

Curator

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Perfectly Greige

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 1.5

Causeway

Acres Hall

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Cornforth White

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.1

Pavilion Gray

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Shadow Gray

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Elephants Breath

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Shaded White

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Lick equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Lick has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.

Grey 03

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Beige 09

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Grey 02

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Greige 02 Soho Warehouse

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Grey 01

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

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

Watermans Bay

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Kenilworth

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Nin

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Herbert

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.7

Shilling

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Wish AF-680

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

London Fog 1541

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Portland Gray 2109-60

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Nimbus 1465

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Apparition 860

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.

Place Of Dust 0539

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Rippled Rock 0580

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Whispering Hollow

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Oslo

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Mucky Swan

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Curator equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Curator has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.

Picnic on the Beach

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Hidden Trail

Good Match · ΔE 1.5

Hinged

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Hazelhatch

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

Basking Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

Perfectly Greige

Good Match · ΔE 1.5

PALE TAUPE

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Slow Living

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Hapenny Grey

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Waxed Wood

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

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

Causeway

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Burren Stone

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Charleville

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Burren

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.7

Clay Bowl

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

Equine

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Letterpress

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Kensington Grey Mid

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Putty White

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Evening Skyline

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.

Pale Taupe

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

10YY 54034

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

50YR 62008

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Waxed Wood

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

90YR 64040

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Crown equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Crown has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.

Cloud Burst

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Linen Cupboard

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Linen Blend

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Grey Putty

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Clay Like

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Alchemist has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.

Warm Grey

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Tranquility

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Haze

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Raw Silk

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

True Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Quartz Grey

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Pale Walnut

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Beachcomb Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

Pumice Brown

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Pebble Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Ronseal equivalents to Johnstone's My Alibi

Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's My Alibi, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.

Slate Grey

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Clay

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Owl Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Winter Sky

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.7

Mushroom Beige

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's My Alibi

Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's My Alibi. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.

Fescue

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

French Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Slaked Lime - Dark

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Bone China Blue - Mid

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.3

Inox

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.5

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.

Brilliant White

Colourtrend

Rain Shimmer

Colourtrend

Diamonds In The Sky

Fleetwood

White Kitten 0022

Colourtrend

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Dark Grey

Johnstone's

Black Coffee

Johnstone's

Stone Grey

Ronseal

Amherst Gray HC-167

Benjamin Moore

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Weathered Oak 1050

Benjamin Moore

10GG 17239

Dulux Trade

Nile Blue CSP-560

Benjamin Moore

17RR 18239

Dulux Trade

Where it sits in the Greys

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

My Alibi is the 614th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.