Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light#D2D6D2 · LRV 67
Why this color. Pale F&B blue; the brand's most-cited bedroom and bathroom soft blue.
Borrowed Light reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 235 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Name | Borrowed Light |
| SKU | No. 235 |
| Hex | #D2D6D2 |
| RGB | 210, 214, 210 |
| HSL | 120°, 5%, 83% |
| LRV | 67 |
| Undertone | true neutral (no measurable hue) |
| Family | Gray |
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 gray from that brand.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Clare
Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D2D6D2 in HSL space. Pair Borrowed Light 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.