Pigeons Back is a deep green from Johnstone's, hex #5B645B. Its light reflectance value is 12.1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #5B645B
- RGB
- 91, 100, 91
- HSL
- 120°, 5%, 37%
- CMYK
- 9, 0, 9, 61
- LRV
- 12.1
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 Pigeons Back are Pleasant Hill 0459 by Colourtrend (good match), Collins Green by Dulux (good match) and 74GY 15043 by Dulux Trade (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 Pigeons Back
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Pigeons Back
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Pigeons Back. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator 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 Pigeons Back on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pigeons Back is the 212th of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.