Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Benjamin Moore Windsor Green CW-505

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Farrow & Ball equivalent of Benjamin Moore Windsor Green CW-505

The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Duck Green (Duck Green), at ΔE 6.90 — noticeably different.

Windsor GreenBenjamin Moore · CW-505
Duck GreenFarrow & Ball · Duck Green

Farrow & Ball does not make this colour. Duck Green is the closest option at ΔE 6.90, which is a visibly different colour. If the match matters, have Farrow & Ball custom-tint to the Benjamin Moore formula instead of substituting.

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 Duck Green really is

Delta E (CIEDE2000)
6.90noticeably different
LRV
7.56Benjamin Moore is 8.84
Hex
#415243#484F32 in Benjamin Moore

The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.

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

This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.

Other Farrow & Ball options

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

  • Beverly No.310ΔE 7.05 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
  • Reduced Green No.313ΔE 9.33 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
  • Minster Green No.224ΔE 9.48 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.4 points higher.

Matches in every other brand

See Benjamin Moore Windsor Green CW-505 matched across all 13 brands →