Johnstone's

Oswego Tea

Oswego Tea is a deep grey from Johnstone's, hex #5A5650. Its light reflectance value is 9.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#5A5650
RGB
90, 86, 80
HSL
36°, 6%, 33%
CMYK
0, 4, 11, 65
LRV
9.4

See it on the walls

A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.

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Closest matches

The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.

The closest matches to Oswego Tea are Evening Dove 0451 by Colourtrend (excellent match), Dragons Breath 1547 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and 20YY 11017 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.

Evening Dove 0451

Colourtrend

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Dragons Breath 1547

Benjamin Moore

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

20YY 11017

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

Raisin Cake

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

Cathedral Stone

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Reduced Green

Farrow & Ball

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Attic II

Little Greene

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Jetty

Farrelly & Co

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.

Evening Dove 0451

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Oyster Catch 0585

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Grime 0444

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Pine Marten

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Subway 0536

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Dragons Breath 1547

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Iron Mountain 2134-30

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Silhouette AF-655

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Willow CC-542

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

Randolph Gray CW-85

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

20YY 11017

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

96YR 09033

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Night Jewels 2

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Zephyr

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Spinning Wheel

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.

Raisin Cake

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

87YR 12005

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

64YY 10021

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

96YR 09033

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

61GY 11019

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

Cathedral Stone

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Sligo Abbey

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Heritage Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.7

Ash Slate

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.7

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Reduced Green

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Tar

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Beetle Black

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Tanners Brown

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.8

Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.

Attic II

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Scree

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Vulcan

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.7

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Jetty

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Leighton

Not a Match · ΔE 7.0

Bourgeois

Not a Match · ΔE 8.4

Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.

Gun Metal

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Hedgerow

Not a Match · ΔE 7.5

Spy Glass

Not a Match · ΔE 8.3

Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.

Winding Stair

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Ancient Black

Not a Match · ΔE 7.2

Bogland

Not a Match · ΔE 7.5

Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Wooded Walk

Close Alternative · ΔE 6.0

Forest Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 8.2

DH Slate

Not a Match · ΔE 8.4

Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.

Work of Art

Not a Match · ΔE 6.2

Leatherbound

Not a Match · ΔE 7.3

Aftershow

Not a Match · ΔE 8.5

Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.

Peat Marsh

Not a Match · ΔE 6.8

Graphite

Not a Match · ΔE 8.2

Smokey Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 9.9

Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.

Charcoal Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 6.8

Skyscraper Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 8.5

Willow

Not a Match · ΔE 9.2

Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Oswego Tea

Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Oswego Tea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.

Grey 07

Not a Match · ΔE 8.0

Black 01

Not a Match · ΔE 8.0

Green 06

Not a Match · ΔE 8.5

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.

Black Forest Green HC-187

Benjamin Moore

Stone Grey

Ronseal

Cloudy Today 0568

Colourtrend

Watermans Bay

Farrelly & Co

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Craftsman Gold

Johnstone's

Eucalyptus 621

Benjamin Moore

Soft Periwinkle

Dulux

Shallot

Farrow & Ball

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 Oswego Tea on it, so some of them look quite different.

Oswego Tea is the 728th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.