Potato Patch is a black from Johnstone's, hex #564B40. Its light reflectance value is 7.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #564B40
- RGB
- 86, 75, 64
- HSL
- 30°, 15%, 29%
- CMYK
- 0, 13, 26, 66
- LRV
- 7.4
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 Potato Patch are Deep Shadow 0445 by Colourtrend (excellent match), Cacao Nibs by Dulux (good match) and Cacao Nibs 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 Potato Patch
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Potato Patch, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Potato Patch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Potato Patch, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Potato Patch, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Potato Patch, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Potato Patch, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Potato Patch. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Potato Patch. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Potato Patch. 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 Potato Patch
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Potato Patch. These are its closest 3, 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 Potato Patch
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Potato Patch. 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 Potato Patch
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Potato Patch. 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 Potato Patch
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Potato Patch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Potato Patch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Potato Patch
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Potato Patch. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick 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 Blacks
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Potato Patch on it, so some of them look quite different.
Potato Patch is the 266th of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.