Shallow Grey is a light grey from Ronseal, hex #A4A8AE. Its light reflectance value is 39, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #A4A8AE
- RGB
- 164, 168, 174
- HSL
- 216°, 6%, 66%
- CMYK
- 6, 3, 0, 32
- LRV
- 39
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 Shallow Grey are Nickel 2119-50 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Sleeping Beauty by Colourtrend (good match) and 70BB 40062 by Dulux Trade (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Shallow Grey, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Shallow Grey, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Shallow Grey, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Shallow Grey, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Johnstone's range to range.
Crown equivalents to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Crown has 1 equivalent to Ronseal's Shallow Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Crown range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Dulux has 3 equivalents to Ronseal's Shallow Grey, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Dulux range to range.
Curator equivalents to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Curator has 1 equivalent to Ronseal's Shallow Grey, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Curator range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Shallow 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 Shallow Grey
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Shallow Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Shallow Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Shallow Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Shallow Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Shallow Grey. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Little Greene has nothing close to Ronseal's Shallow Grey. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Ronseal Shallow Grey
Lick has nothing close to Ronseal's Shallow Grey. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Lick 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 Shallow Grey on it, so some of them look quite different.
Shallow Grey is the 599th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.