Marle is a mid-tone brown from Little Greene, hex #938168. Its light reflectance value is 22.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#938168
RGB
147, 129, 104
HSL
35°, 17%, 49%
CMYK
0, 12, 29, 42
LRV
22.9

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 Marle are Dauphin by Farrow & Ball (excellent match), Wet Clay CSP-1045 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Irish Elk by Colourtrend (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.

Dauphin

Farrow & Ball

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.5

Wet Clay CSP-1045

Benjamin Moore

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.7

Irish Elk

Colourtrend

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.1

Coco Dark

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

30YY 24177

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Caramel Sand 1

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Half Barrel

Curator

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Sauteed Mushroom

Johnstone's

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Little Greene Marle

Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Little Greene's Marle, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Dauphin

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.5

Drab

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Mouses Back

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Tack Room Door

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.5

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Little Greene Marle

Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's Marle, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Wet Clay CSP-1045

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.7

Coriander Seed AF-110

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.0

Taupe Fedora CSP-260

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Jamesboro Gold HC-88

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Free Spirit 245

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Colourtrend equivalents to Little Greene Marle

Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's Marle, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Colourtrend range to range.

Irish Elk

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.1

Ceramic Pot 0339

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Moonscape 0227

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Northeast Trail 0346

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Industrial Strength 0234

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Fleetwood equivalents to Little Greene Marle

Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Little Greene's Marle, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Fleetwood range to range.

Coco Dark

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Taupe

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Westport

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Best Beige

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Dahana

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Dulux Trade equivalents to Little Greene Marle

Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Little Greene's Marle, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Dulux Trade range to range.

30YY 24177

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

20YY 24177

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

20YY 22129

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

30YY 28161

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Desert Dusk

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Dulux equivalents to Little Greene Marle

Dulux has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Marle, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Dulux range to range.

Caramel Sand 1

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Desert Dusk

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Bracken Salts 1

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

SALISBURY STONES 1

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

CHALKY DOWNS 1

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.3

Curator equivalents to Little Greene Marle

Curator has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Marle, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Curator range to range.

Half Barrel

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Marsh Ground

Not a Match · ΔE 7.4

Speckled Wood

Not a Match · ΔE 7.9

Johnstone's equivalents to Little Greene Marle

Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Little Greene's Marle, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Johnstone's range to range.

Sauteed Mushroom

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Saddle Soap

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

Iced Cappuccino

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

Chocolate Dust

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Confidence

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Closest Alchemist paints to Little Greene Marle

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

Distinguished

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Dusk

Not a Match · ΔE 10.4

Greenhouse

Not a Match · ΔE 10.5

Closest Acres Hall paints to Little Greene Marle

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

Wattle Daub

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Brownstone

Not a Match · ΔE 8.0

Mochaccino

Not a Match · ΔE 9.3

Closest Crown paints to Little Greene Marle

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

Chocolate

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.9

Potted History

Not a Match · ΔE 8.8

Saddle Stitch

Not a Match · ΔE 9.2

Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Little Greene Marle

Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Little Greene's Marle. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Jenny Wren

Not a Match · ΔE 6.3

Masters Gold

Not a Match · ΔE 7.2

DH Drab

Not a Match · ΔE 7.5

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Little Greene Marle

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

Grands Boulevards

Not a Match · ΔE 6.6

Quinta

Not a Match · ΔE 9.0

Taney

Not a Match · ΔE 10.5

Closest Lick paints to Little Greene Marle

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

Greige 03

Not a Match · ΔE 7.3

Green 19

Not a Match · ΔE 7.9

Brown 02

Not a Match · ΔE 8.6

Closest Ronseal paints to Little Greene Marle

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

Slate

Not a Match · ΔE 9.0

Olive

Not a Match · ΔE 9.2

Moose Brown

Not a Match · ΔE 10.2

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.

Sand Dollar 877

Benjamin Moore

14YY 88041

Dulux Trade

29YY 79033

Dulux Trade

Milk Round

Johnstone's

Neutrals alongside

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

Thistle Gray 0197

Colourtrend

Spinifex

Colourtrend

15YY 33043

Dulux

Bleached Lichen 1

Dulux

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Cocoa Brown

Ronseal

30YY 09175

Dulux Trade

Taupe

Colourtrend

Garden Country 0279

Colourtrend

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Evening Hush

Johnstone's

Celestial Blue

Fleetwood

70BG 47182

Dulux Trade

Imperial Purple

Farrow & Ball

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 Marle on it, so some of them look quite different.

Marle is the 348th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.