Benjamin Moore → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of Benjamin Moore Westcott Navy 1624
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Hopper Head (No.305), at ΔE 1.24 — near-exact.
Hopper Head is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.24 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to Farrow & Ball are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Hopper Head really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.24near-exact
- LRV
- 8.72Benjamin Moore is 9.87
- Hex
- #505456#4E5357 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Hopper Head reads slightly lighter than Westcott Navy in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Farrow & Ball options
Worth knowing if Hopper Head is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Tar TarΔE 3.19 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
- Railings No.31ΔE 3.44 · very close · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 3.3 points lower.
- Beetle Black Beetle BlackΔE 3.65 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Westcott Navy 1624 matched across all 13 brands →