Tabasco is a mid-tone orange from Johnstone's, hex #A9502D. Its light reflectance value is 14.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #A9502D
- RGB
- 169, 80, 45
- HSL
- 17°, 58%, 42%
- CMYK
- 0, 53, 73, 34
- LRV
- 14.4
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Tabasco are Aztec Brick 2175-10 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), 53YR 17504 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Carnival by Alchemist (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Tabasco
Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Tabasco, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Tabasco
Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Tabasco, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Johnstone's Tabasco
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Tabasco, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Tabasco
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Tabasco, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tabasco. 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 Tabasco
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Fleetwood has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Tabasco
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tabasco. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. 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 Oranges
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Tabasco on it, so some of them look quite different.
Tabasco is the 448th of 879 oranges Swatcher knows about.