Air Force Blue is a mid-tone blue from Little Greene, hex #558799. Its light reflectance value is 21.6, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #558799
- RGB
- 85, 135, 153
- HSL
- 196°, 29%, 47%
- CMYK
- 44, 12, 0, 40
- LRV
- 21.6
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 Air Force Blue are Dragonfly Wing by Colourtrend (good match), Teal by Crown (good match) and Buckland Blue HC-151 by Benjamin Moore (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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Little Greene's Air Force Blue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Crown has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Air Force Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Crown range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Little Greene's Air Force Blue, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Little Greene and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Air Force Blue, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Air Force Blue, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Curator has no true equivalent to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Lick has nothing close to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Alchemist has nothing close to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Little Greene Air Force Blue
Acres Hall has nothing close to Little Greene's Air Force Blue. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Acres Hall range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Little Greene 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 Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Air Force Blue on it, so some of them look quite different.
Air Force Blue is the 571st of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.