Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Benjamin Moore White Marigold 2149-60

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Farrow & Ball equivalent of Benjamin Moore White Marigold 2149-60

The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Tunsgate Green (No.250), at ΔE 1.84 — near-exact.

White MarigoldBenjamin Moore · 2149-60
Tunsgate GreenFarrow & Ball · No.250

Tunsgate Green is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.84 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 Tunsgate Green really is

Delta E (CIEDE2000)
1.84near-exact
LRV
78.04Benjamin Moore is 77.4
Hex
#E7E6CE#EDE8CF in Benjamin Moore

The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.

Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Tunsgate Green reads slightly darker than White Marigold in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.

Other Farrow & Ball options

Worth knowing if Tunsgate Green is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.

  • New White No.59ΔE 2.18 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
  • House White No.2012ΔE 2.32 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
  • Lime White No.1ΔE 3.13 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.8 points lower.

Matches in every other brand

See Benjamin Moore White Marigold 2149-60 matched across all 13 brands →