Thinking of Smalt but weighing up alternatives? This deep blue from Little Greene has several close cousins across the UK ranges. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Plush Velvet 2 by Dulux (very close), with every other close match ranked below.
Plush Velvet 2 by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (very close) — though it’s slightly warmer and slightly softer. The closest value-tier option is Blue Jewel by Johnstone's (close), slightly warmer and slightly softer. A warmer match reads warmer again in a south-facing room that gets direct sun. No other brand gets within a near-identical match of Smalt — 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 Smalt 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 Smalt colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Plush Velvet 2 (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Blue Jewel 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.
Search any paint name in the tool to see its closest matches across every UK brand.
See the full Smalt colour page →