Shimmering Sea is a deep blue from Johnstone's, hex #224D60. Its light reflectance value is 6.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #224D60
- RGB
- 34, 77, 96
- HSL
- 198°, 48%, 25%
- CMYK
- 65, 20, 0, 62
- LRV
- 6.5
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 Shimmering Sea are Blues Brothers by Fleetwood (excellent match), 88BG 08179 by Dulux Trade (good match) and VENETIAN CRYSTAL 1 by Dulux (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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. 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 Shimmering Sea
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Shimmering Sea
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Shimmering Sea. 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.
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 Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Shimmering Sea on it, so some of them look quite different.
Shimmering Sea is the 598th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.