Johnstone's

Tattle Tail

Tattle Tail is a mid-tone brown from Johnstone's, hex #736A60. Its light reflectance value is 14.8, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#736A60
RGB
115, 106, 96
HSL
32°, 9%, 41%
CMYK
0, 8, 17, 55
LRV
14.8

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 Tattle Tail are Bear Creek 1470 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), King Fischer 0577 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and 21YY 18079 by Dulux Trade (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.

Bear Creek 1470

Benjamin Moore

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.0

King Fischer 0577

Colourtrend

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

21YY 18079

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Stone Brown

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Vintage Coins

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Salon Drab

Farrow & Ball

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Wooded Walk

Dulux Heritage

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Dark Lead Colour

Little Greene

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Bear Creek 1470

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.0

Woodcliff Lake 980

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Dash of Pepper 1554

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Deep Creek 1477

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Windy City CSP-150

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.

King Fischer 0577

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.5

Burrowing

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Monks Cloth 0220

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Eye Of The Storm 0423

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Grey Locks 0570

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.

21YY 18079

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Vintage Coins

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

10YY 14080

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Willow Twig

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

17YY 16022

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

Stone Brown

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Light French Tan

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Dusty Parakeet

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Glinsk Hike

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Monument

Close Alternative · ΔE 6.0

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Dulux has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

Vintage Coins

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Willow Twig

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Rubble Road

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

53YY 15038

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

DAMSON DUSK

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Salon Drab

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

London Clay

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Broccoli Brown

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.1

Pantalon

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.3

Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Wooded Walk

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

DH Slate

Not a Match · ΔE 6.7

Mud Lark

Not a Match · ΔE 6.8

Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.

Dark Lead Colour

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Silt

Not a Match · ΔE 8.7

Scree

Not a Match · ΔE 8.8

Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Curator has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.

Farriers Nail

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.8

Fallow Deer

Not a Match · ΔE 6.2

Horseshoe

Not a Match · ΔE 6.3

Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.

Grey 16

Not a Match · ΔE 6.1

Greige 03

Not a Match · ΔE 7.0

Grey 17

Not a Match · ΔE 7.8

Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.

Calligraphy

Not a Match · ΔE 6.5

Granite Top

Not a Match · ΔE 8.1

Tin Bath

Not a Match · ΔE 9.3

Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.

Willow

Not a Match · ΔE 6.9

Almond Brown

Not a Match · ΔE 7.9

Stone Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 8.8

Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Acres Hall has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.

Peat Marsh

Not a Match · ΔE 7.7

Crannóg

Not a Match · ΔE 8.2

Smokey Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 8.8

Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.

Work of art

Not a Match · ΔE 8.3

Distinguished

Not a Match · ΔE 8.9

Graphite

Not a Match · ΔE 10.4

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Tattle Tail

Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Tattle Tail. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Jetty

Not a Match · ΔE 9.1

Leighton

Not a Match · ΔE 11.1

Bourgeois

Not a Match · ΔE 11.4

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.

01YY 86034

Dulux

Strawberry Beds

Curator

Afterglow

Fleetwood

Froth

Fleetwood

Neutrals alongside

Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.

10YY 48071

Dulux Trade

Flat Woven

Curator

Cuppa Coffee

Johnstone's

Amaretti

Fleetwood

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Umber Brown

Ronseal

Deep Shadow 0445

Colourtrend

Drifting Sand 0218

Colourtrend

Desert Light 1004

Benjamin Moore

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Honky Tonk Blue 0619

Colourtrend

33BB 61174

Dulux Trade

Nordic Sky

Dulux Trade

Midnight Navy 2067-10

Benjamin Moore

Where it sits in the Browns

Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Tattle Tail on it, so some of them look quite different.

Tattle Tail is the 474th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.