Violet Vapor is a pale grey from Johnstone's, hex #DDD9E0. Its light reflectance value is 70.4, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #DDD9E0
- RGB
- 221, 217, 224
- HSL
- 274°, 10%, 86%
- CMYK
- 1, 3, 0, 12
- LRV
- 70.4
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 Violet Vapor are Touch of Gray 2116-60 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), 16RB 73058 by Dulux (excellent match) and 16RB 73058 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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Lick has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Crown has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Violet Vapor
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Violet Vapor. 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.
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 Violet Vapor on it, so some of them look quite different.
Violet Vapor is the 695th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.