Phantom Hue is a deep grey from Johnstone's, hex #575455. Its light reflectance value is 9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #575455
- RGB
- 87, 84, 85
- HSL
- 340°, 2%, 34%
- CMYK
- 0, 3, 2, 66
- LRV
- 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 Phantom Hue are Midnight Magic 0508 by Colourtrend (good match), Tar by Farrow & Ball (good match) and Iron Mountain 2134-30 by Benjamin Moore (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 Phantom Hue
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Phantom Hue
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Phantom Hue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall 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.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
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 Phantom Hue on it, so some of them look quite different.
Phantom Hue is the 145th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.