Ambleside is a mid-toned green from Little Greene, and a popular colour to match across brands or on a tighter budget. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Mouse Tail by Dulux (very close), with every other close match ranked below.
Mouse Tail by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (very close) — though it’s slightly softer. The closest value-tier option is Forgotten Garden by Johnstone's (very close), lighter (about 2 LRV points) and slightly more saturated. No other brand gets within a near-identical match of Ambleside — 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 Ambleside 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 Ambleside colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Mouse Tail (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Forgotten Garden 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 Ambleside colour page →