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Farrow & Ball black paint colors

4 black paint colors from the Farrow & Ball deck. LRV ranges from 7 (lightest) down to 4 (darkest). Click any swatch to see how it cross-matches at the 10 other US paint brands.

True black on a wall almost always looks heavier than you expected. The picks below — the "designer blacks" — sit just shy of pure black, with subtle blue, brown, or green undertones that keep them from reading like a void.

EDITOR'S HEADLINE PICK
Off-Black
No. 57 · #444546 · LRV 6

The most-spec'd black from Farrow & Ball — the one that anchors most designer roundups in this family.

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Subway
0536 · ΔE 1.95
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All 4 black paint colors from Farrow & Ball

Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
LRV 7
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
LRV 6
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
LRV 4
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
LRV 6

Hex values are display approximations from Farrow & Ball's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.

Farrow & Ball black paint colors by room

8 rooms

Rooms where black paint commonly works. Each link jumps to that room's curated picks across every brand — Farrow & Ball included — so you can compare Farrow & Ball black paint colors alongside the alternatives in context.

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Black paint colors at other US brands

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