Purple Brown is a dark brown from Little Greene, hex #271410. Its light reflectance value is 1, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #271410
- RGB
- 39, 20, 16
- HSL
- 10°, 42%, 11%
- CMYK
- 0, 49, 59, 85
- LRV
- 1
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 Purple Brown are Dark Oak by Ronseal (close alternative), Dark Oak by Johnstone's (not a match) and Wenge AF-180 by Benjamin Moore (not a 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.
Closest Ronseal paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Johnstone's has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Benjamin Moore has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Fleetwood has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Lick has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Dulux Trade has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Acres Hall has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Dulux has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. 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 Purple Brown
Alchemist has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Curator has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Curator range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Colourtrend has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Little Greene Purple Brown
Crown has nothing close to Little Greene's Purple Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Crown 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 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 Purple Brown on it, so some of them look quite different.
Purple Brown is the 422nd of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.