Slate is a mid-tone grey from Ronseal, hex #8F8A84. Its light reflectance value is 25.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8F8A84
- RGB
- 143, 138, 132
- HSL
- 33°, 5%, 54%
- CMYK
- 0, 3, 8, 44
- LRV
- 25.7
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 Slate are Orbital by Fleetwood (excellent match), Greystoke 0575 by Colourtrend (good match) and Castle Gate CSP-75 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 Ronseal Slate
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Slate, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Fleetwood range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Ronseal Slate
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Ronseal's Slate, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Ronseal Slate
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Slate, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Crown equivalents to Ronseal Slate
Crown has 1 equivalent to Ronseal's Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Crown range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Ronseal Slate
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Ronseal's Slate, closest first. Compare Ronseal and Johnstone's range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Ronseal Slate
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Ronseal's Slate, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Ronseal Slate
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Ronseal's Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Little Greene range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Ronseal Slate
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Ronseal's Slate, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Ronseal and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Ronseal Slate
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Ronseal Slate
Dulux has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Slate. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Ronseal Slate
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Slate. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Ronseal Slate
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Ronseal Slate
Curator has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Curator range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Ronseal Slate
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Ronseal's Slate. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Ronseal Slate
Lick has nothing close to Ronseal's Slate. 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 Slate on it, so some of them look quite different.
Slate is the 694th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.