Troubadour is a mid-toned red from Craig & Rose. As a premium paint, it’s a popular colour to seek out close matches and value-brand alternatives to.
Bongo Jazz 1 by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (very close) — and it holds Troubadour’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Siesta Rose by Johnstone's (close), lighter (about 2 LRV points), noticeably cooler and noticeably softer. A cooler match reads cooler still in a north-facing room, where the light is indirect. No other brand gets within a near-identical match of Troubadour — it’s one of the more distinctive colours in the library, so expect a visible difference whichever you pick. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Troubadour 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 Troubadour colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Bongo Jazz 1 (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Siesta Rose by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, close).
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 Troubadour colour page →