Charcoal Grey is a deep grey from Ronseal, hex #525459. Its light reflectance value is 8.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #525459
- RGB
- 82, 84, 89
- HSL
- 223°, 4%, 34%
- CMYK
- 8, 6, 0, 65
- LRV
- 8.9
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 Charcoal Grey are Hopper Head by Farrow & Ball (excellent match), Ben Bulben by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Deep Space 2125-20 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.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Colourtrend has 3 equivalents to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Ronseal and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Trade range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Dulux range to range.
Crown equivalents to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Crown has 1 equivalent to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Crown range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Lick has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Lick range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Curator has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Curator range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Ronseal Charcoal Grey
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Ronseal's Charcoal Grey. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Ronseal 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 Charcoal Grey on it, so some of them look quite different.
Charcoal Grey is the 506th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.