Romantic Evening is a deep red from Johnstone's, hex #5F3A40. Its light reflectance value is 5.8, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #5F3A40
- RGB
- 95, 58, 64
- HSL
- 350°, 24%, 30%
- CMYK
- 0, 39, 33, 63
- LRV
- 5.8
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 Romantic Evening are Adventurer by Little Greene (excellent match), 72RR 07173 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Preference Red by Farrow & Ball (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.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Benjamin Moore has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening. 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 Romantic Evening
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Romantic Evening
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening. 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 Romantic Evening
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Romantic Evening. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown 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 Reds
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Romantic Evening on it, so some of them look quite different.
Romantic Evening is the 587th of 745 reds Swatcher knows about.