Simmering Smoke is a light grey from Johnstone's, hex #9E978F. Its light reflectance value is 31.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #9E978F
- RGB
- 158, 151, 143
- HSL
- 32°, 7%, 59%
- CMYK
- 0, 4, 9, 38
- LRV
- 31.4
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 Simmering Smoke are Taney by Farrelly & Co (excellent match), 15YY 33043 by Dulux (excellent match) and Woven Nest 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.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Fleetwood has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Farrow & Ball has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Simmering Smoke
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke. 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 Simmering Smoke
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Simmering Smoke. 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 Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Simmering Smoke on it, so some of them look quite different.
Simmering Smoke is the 1,054th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.