Stiffkey Blue No.281 Matches | Farrow & Ball

Selected color

Stiffkey Blue

Farrow & Ball · No.281

Stiffkey Blue is named after the Norfolk beach where the mud, along with the cockles, share a particular deep navy hue. Available in-store and online.

Hex
#4A5B6Bpublished
LRV
10derived
Status
Current
About this data

Published digital swatch. Estimated from digital swatch.

Compared with CIEDE2000

Closest matches in other brands

One closest active color per manufacturer

12 closest brand matches loaded.

Approaching StormGlidden · 90BG 11/101ΔE 1.25near-exactLRV 10.43The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.

The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift.

Lightness+0.76candidate minus target
Chroma−0.81candidate minus target
Hue−1.16candidate minus target
LRV+0.43candidate minus target
Van Deusen BlueBenjamin Moore · HC-156ΔE 1.26near-exactLRV 11.97Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.

Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.

Lightness−0.03candidate minus target
Chroma+1.77candidate minus target
Hue+0.75candidate minus target
LRV+1.97candidate minus target
Yankee DoodleDunn-Edwards · DET578ΔE 2.00very closeLRV 10Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.

Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.

Lightness−0.09candidate minus target
Chroma−0.36candidate minus target
Hue+2.36candidate minus target
LRV0.00candidate minus target
English ChannelBehr · PPU14-19ΔE 2.24very closeLRV 11The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.

The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.

Lightness+2.42candidate minus target
Chroma+1.24candidate minus target
Hue+0.15candidate minus target
LRV+1.00candidate minus target
America's Cup NavyPPG · 10BB 11/126ΔE 2.29very closeLRV 11The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.

The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.

Lightness+1.40candidate minus target
Chroma+1.79candidate minus target
Hue+2.00candidate minus target
LRV+1.00candidate minus target
Mountain RiverValspar · 4005-6CΔE 2.69very closeLRV 8.96The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.

The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.

Lightness−2.02candidate minus target
Chroma+3.02candidate minus target
Hue−1.01candidate minus target
LRV−1.04candidate minus target
TogetherMagnolia Home · JG-87ΔE 2.87very closeLRV 9.08The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.

The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.

Lightness−1.70candidate minus target
Chroma+1.45candidate minus target
Hue−2.90candidate minus target
LRV−0.92candidate minus target

Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.

Alaskan NightDutch Boy · 337-6DBΔE 2.97very closeLRV 9The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.

The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.

Lightness−1.75candidate minus target
Chroma+2.63candidate minus target
Hue−2.46candidate minus target
LRV−1.00candidate minus target
SCHOOL BLAZER BLUEBackdrop · SCHOOL BLAZER BLUEΔE 3.56closeLRV 8.44The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points lower.

The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points lower.

Lightness−2.96candidate minus target
Chroma+3.69candidate minus target
Hue+1.63candidate minus target
LRV−1.56candidate minus target
Indigo BatikHGTV Home · HGSW7602ΔE 4.09closeLRV 8The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.

The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.

Lightness−4.57candidate minus target
Chroma+1.76candidate minus target
Hue+1.37candidate minus target
LRV−2.00candidate minus target
Indigo BatikSherwin-Williams · SW 7602ΔE 4.09closeLRV 7.62The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.

The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.

Lightness−4.57candidate minus target
Chroma+1.76candidate minus target
Hue+1.37candidate minus target
LRV−2.38candidate minus target
Blue'd UpClare · Blue'd UpΔE 8.34noticeably differentLRV 12.58The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.6 points higher.

The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.6 points higher.

Lightness+4.29candidate minus target
Chroma+6.96candidate minus target
Hue+7.99candidate minus target
LRV+2.58candidate minus target

Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.

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