Hollyhock is a pale off-white from Little Greene. As a premium paint, it’s a popular colour to seek out close matches and value-brand alternatives to.
Downtime by COAT is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds Hollyhock’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Apricot Whisper by Valspar (near-identical), just as true to the original. Every other brand has a near-identical match, so you have plenty of choice here. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Hollyhock 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 Hollyhock colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Silk Breeze (near-identical). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Apricot Whisper by Valspar 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 Hollyhock colour page →