Penny Brown is a deep brown from Ronseal, hex #6A4F3A. Its light reflectance value is 9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #6A4F3A
- RGB
- 106, 79, 58
- HSL
- 26°, 29%, 32%
- CMYK
- 0, 25, 45, 58
- LRV
- 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 Penny Brown are Golden Bark 1 by Dulux (excellent match), 00YY 09186 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Brown Tar 2110-20 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.
Dulux equivalents to Ronseal Penny Brown
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Penny Brown, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Ronseal Penny Brown
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Penny Brown, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Ronseal Penny Brown
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Penny Brown, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Ronseal Penny Brown
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Ronseal's Penny Brown, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Ronseal and Johnstone's range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Ronseal Penny Brown
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Ronseal's Penny Brown, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Fleetwood has nothing close to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Curator has nothing close to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Alchemist has nothing close to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Lick has nothing close to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Lick range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Ronseal Penny Brown
Crown has nothing close to Ronseal's Penny Brown. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Crown 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.
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 Penny Brown on it, so some of them look quite different.
Penny Brown is the 60th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.