Soft Salmon is a light pink from Johnstone's, hex #DCA49C. Its light reflectance value is 44.2, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #DCA49C
- RGB
- 220, 164, 156
- HSL
- 8°, 48%, 74%
- CMYK
- 0, 25, 29, 14
- LRV
- 44.2
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 Soft Salmon are 02YR 45229 by Dulux Trade (good match), Ruby Eye 0071 by Colourtrend (good match) and Blooth Pink by Farrow & Ball (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.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Soft Salmon
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Soft Salmon. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal 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 Pinks
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Soft Salmon on it, so some of them look quite different.
Soft Salmon is the 487th of 555 pinks Swatcher knows about.