Poetic License is a white from Johnstone's, hex #DDE5DE. Its light reflectance value is 76.7, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #DDE5DE
- RGB
- 221, 229, 222
- HSL
- 127°, 13%, 88%
- CMYK
- 3, 0, 3, 10
- LRV
- 76.7
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 Poetic License are Botanical Extract by Crown (excellent match), Earnest by Colourtrend (excellent match) and 90GY 82028 by Dulux (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.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Crown has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Dulux Heritage has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Alchemist has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Poetic License
Curator has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Poetic License, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Poetic License
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Poetic License. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Poetic License
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Poetic License. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Poetic License
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Poetic License. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal 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.
Wall colours
Colours that share this white's undertone, for the walls it will sit against.
Where it sits in the Whites
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Poetic License on it, so some of them look quite different.
Poetic License is the 659th of 1,844 whites Swatcher knows about.