Silt is a mid-tone brown from Little Greene, hex #857E6C. Its light reflectance value is 21, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #857E6C
- RGB
- 133, 126, 108
- HSL
- 43°, 10%, 47%
- CMYK
- 0, 5, 19, 48
- LRV
- 21
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 Silt are Zataar by Fleetwood (excellent match), Distinguished by Alchemist (good match) and Crownsville Gray HC-106 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.
Fleetwood equivalents to Little Greene Silt
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Little Greene's Silt, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Fleetwood range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Little Greene Silt
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Silt, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Alchemist range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Little Greene Silt
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's Silt, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Little Greene Silt
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Little Greene's Silt, closest first. Compare Little Greene and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Little Greene Silt
Dulux has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Silt, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Little Greene Silt
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Silt, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Little Greene Silt
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Silt, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Colourtrend range to range.
Lick equivalents to Little Greene Silt
Lick has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Silt, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Lick range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Little Greene Silt
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Little Greene's Silt, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Little Greene and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Little Greene Silt
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Little Greene's Silt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Little Greene Silt
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Little Greene's Silt. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Little Greene Silt
Curator has no true equivalent to Little Greene's Silt. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Little Greene and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Little Greene Silt
Acres Hall has nothing close to Little Greene's Silt. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Little Greene Silt
Crown has nothing close to Little Greene's Silt. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Little Greene Silt
Ronseal has nothing close to Little Greene's Silt. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Little Greene and Ronseal 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 Silt on it, so some of them look quite different.
Silt is the 635th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.