Royal Circus is one of Craig & Rose’s light neutrals that people often look to match from another brand. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Elephant's Breath by Farrow & Ball (near-identical), with every other close match ranked below.
Elephant's Breath by Farrow & Ball is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds Royal Circus’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Gotta Have It by Johnstone's (near-identical), darker (about 2 LRV points). Almost every other brand (7 of 8) has a near-identical match, so you have real choice here. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Royal Circus 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 Royal Circus colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Dusted Cappuccino (near-identical). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Gotta Have It 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.
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See the full Royal Circus colour page →