Walnut is a dark brown from Ronseal, hex #3A1404. Its light reflectance value is 1.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #3A1404
- RGB
- 58, 20, 4
- HSL
- 18°, 87%, 12%
- CMYK
- 0, 66, 93, 77
- LRV
- 1.4
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.
No other brand has a close match to Walnut. The nearest are Dark Oak by Johnstone's (not a match), Bitter Chocolate by Fleetwood (not a match) and Purple Brown by Little Greene (not a 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.
Closest Johnstone's paints to Ronseal Walnut
Johnstone's has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Ronseal Walnut
Fleetwood has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Ronseal Walnut
Little Greene has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Ronseal Walnut
Acres Hall has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Ronseal Walnut
Dulux has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Ronseal Walnut
Dulux Trade has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Ronseal Walnut
Benjamin Moore has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Ronseal Walnut
Lick has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Lick range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Ronseal Walnut
Alchemist has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Ronseal Walnut
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Ronseal Walnut
Colourtrend has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Ronseal Walnut
Curator has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Ronseal Walnut
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Ronseal Walnut
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Ronseal and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Ronseal Walnut
Crown has nothing close to Ronseal's Walnut. 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 Walnut on it, so some of them look quite different.
Walnut is the 233rd of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.