Thinking of Saxe Blue but weighing up alternatives? This mid-toned blue-green from Craig & Rose has several close cousins across the UK ranges. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Button Box by Crown (near-identical), with every other close match ranked below.
Button Box by Crown is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds Saxe Blue’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Mineral Spring by Johnstone's (near-identical), just as true to the original. 4 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 Saxe Blue 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 Saxe Blue colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Jewelled Creek 2 (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Mineral Spring 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 Saxe Blue colour page →