Benjamin Moore → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of Benjamin Moore Woodland White 463
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Pavilion Blue (No.252), at ΔE 0.94 — indistinguishable.
Pavilion Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.94 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 Pavilion Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.94indistinguishable
- LRV
- 77.66Benjamin Moore is 76.96
- Hex
- #E0E6DD#E2E7DC in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Pavilion Blue reads slightly darker than Woodland White 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 Pavilion Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pale Powder No.204ΔE 3.00 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 8.1 points lower.
- James White No.2010ΔE 3.32 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
- Wimborne White No.239ΔE 4.19 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 11.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Woodland White 463 matched across all 13 brands →