Thinking of Out Of Office but weighing up alternatives? This pale neutral from COAT has several close cousins across the UK ranges. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Birthday Suit by Johnstone's (near-identical), with every other close match ranked below.
Birthday Suit by Johnstone's is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds Out Of Office’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. It’s also the best-value tier of the close matches — unusual, as the nearest match and the best-value one usually differ. 6 of the 8 other brands have a near-identical match. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Out Of Office from the other eight brands — ranked purely by closeness, so where one brand has several near-misses, they all appear. For the single best match per brand, see the Out Of Office colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Frayed Hessian 1 (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Birthday Suit by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, near-identical).
The list shows every genuinely close match from other brands, ranked nearest-first by perceptual colour difference — including several from one brand where they’re all close. Screens differ from paint on a wall, so treat these as a shortlist and always order tester pots.
Search any paint name in the tool to see its closest matches across every UK brand.
See the full Out Of Office colour page →