Farrow & Ball Ammonite#C9C2B0 · LRV 56
Why this color. The light warm-neutral that anchors most F&B trim/wall pairings.
Ammonite reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 274 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Name | Ammonite |
| SKU | No. 274 |
| Hex | #C9C2B0 |
| RGB | 201, 194, 176 |
| HSL | 43°, 19%, 74% |
| LRV | 56 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Behr
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Benjamin Moore
Backdrop
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C9C2B0 in HSL space. Pair Ammonite with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.