Shiny Silk is a pale yellow from Johnstone's, hex #EFE6C7. Its light reflectance value is 79.1, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #EFE6C7
- RGB
- 239, 230, 199
- HSL
- 47°, 56%, 86%
- CMYK
- 0, 4, 17, 6
- LRV
- 79.1
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 Shiny Silk are Natural Beech 253 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Forest Lake 6 by Dulux (excellent match) and 70YY 83150 by Dulux Trade (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Farrow & Ball has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Acres Hall has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Little Greene has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Shiny Silk
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Shiny Silk. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co 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 Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Shiny Silk on it, so some of them look quite different.
Shiny Silk is the 734th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.