Passionate Pause is a pale green from Johnstone's, hex #E8EAC7. Its light reflectance value is 80.1, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #E8EAC7
- RGB
- 232, 234, 199
- HSL
- 63°, 45%, 85%
- CMYK
- 1, 0, 15, 8
- LRV
- 80.1
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 Passionate Pause are Soft Apple by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Chameleon 526 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and Acorn by Little Greene (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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Passionate Pause
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Passionate Pause. 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 Greens
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Passionate Pause on it, so some of them look quite different.
Passionate Pause is the 1,168th of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.