Breakfast Room Green
No. 81 · #90A589 · LRV 35 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Breakfast Room Green35
- 4Clary Sage41
- 5October Mist47
What Color Is Breakfast Room Green, Really?
Breakfast Room Green reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 81 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Breakfast Room Green
Breakfast Room Green is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Breakfast Room Green
Breakfast Room Green sits in the mid-range at LRV 35, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Breakfast Room Green are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Farrow & Ball No. 81 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Agate GreenSW 7742 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 34 | Color page → |
| Behr | Aged EucalyptusBNC-27 · Behr | 1.5 | 35 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Greenwich Village445 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 35 | Color page → |
| Valspar | BushelT617 · Valspar | 3.7 | 33.4 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Foggy Field70GY 33/143 · Glidden | 3.0 | 33 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glamorized Green328-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 36 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Breakfast Room Green within Farrow & Ball's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #90A589 in HSL space. Pair Breakfast Room Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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