Sweet Gardenia is a white from Johnstone's, hex #E8E1D8. Its light reflectance value is 76, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #E8E1D8
- RGB
- 232, 225, 216
- HSL
- 34°, 26%, 88%
- CMYK
- 0, 3, 7, 9
- LRV
- 76
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 Sweet Gardenia are Afterglow by Fleetwood (excellent match), First Cuddle by Dulux (excellent match) and 27YY 77042 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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Dulux Heritage has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Crown has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Ronseal has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Curator has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Farrelly & Co has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Farrow & Ball has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Lick has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Acres Hall has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Little Greene has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Sweet Gardenia
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sweet Gardenia, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist 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.
Wall colours
Colours that share this white's undertone, for the walls it will sit against.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Whites
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Sweet Gardenia on it, so some of them look quite different.
Sweet Gardenia is the 792nd of 1,844 whites Swatcher knows about.