Sardine is a light blue-green 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 Curiosity by Crown (very close), with every other close match ranked below.
Curiosity by Crown is the closest match from any other brand (very close) — though it’s lighter (about 2 LRV points). The closest value-tier option is Winding Water by Johnstone's (very close), lighter (about 2 LRV points). 2 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 Sardine 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 Sardine colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Jewelled Creek 3 (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Winding Water 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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See the full Sardine colour page →