HGTV Home → Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball equivalent of HGTV Home Adriatic Azure HGSW1352
The closest Farrow & Ball colour is Vardo (No.288), at ΔE 9.07 — noticeably different.
Farrow & Ball does not make this colour. Vardo is the closest option at ΔE 9.07, which is a visibly different colour. If the match matters, have Farrow & Ball custom-tint to the HGTV Home formula instead of substituting.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball
Most people comparing HGTV Home 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 Vardo really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 9.07noticeably different
- LRV
- 17.97HGTV Home is 17
- Hex
- #427F83#01819E in HGTV Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
HGTV Home and Farrow & Ball publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Vardo reads slightly darker than Adriatic Azure in colour space while carrying the higher 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 Vardo is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Belvedere Blue No.215ΔE 9.62 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.1 points higher.
- Sloe Blue No.87ΔE 9.66 · noticeably different · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
- Yard Blue Yard BlueΔE 9.97 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 8.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Adriatic Azure HGSW1352 matched across all 13 brands →