Calluna
No. 270 · #C9C7CD · LRV 58 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Calluna58
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Calluna, Really?
Calluna reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 270 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Calluna
Calluna is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Calluna
At LRV 58, Calluna is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Calluna 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. 270 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 | Unique GraySW 6260 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Centre StageN550-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Metallic Silver2132-60 · Benjamin Moore | 4.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Elephant in the Room8006-12B · Valspar | 1.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silver ChalicePPG1174-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silver ChalicePPG1174-3 · Glidden | 2.6 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Calluna 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 #C9C7CD in HSL space. Pair Calluna with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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