Charlotte's Locks is a mid-toned red from Farrow & Ball, and a popular colour to match across brands or on a tighter budget. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Flame Frenzy 4 by Dulux (very close), with every other close match ranked below.
Flame Frenzy 4 by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (very close) — and it holds Charlotte's Locks’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Candy Corn by Johnstone's (very close), darker (about 2 LRV points), slightly cooler and slightly softer. A cooler match reads cooler still in a north-facing room, where the light is indirect. Only one of the 8 other brands manages a near-identical match, which makes Charlotte's Locks fairly distinctive. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Charlotte's Locks 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 Charlotte's Locks colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Flame Frenzy 4 (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Candy Corn by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, very 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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