Farrow & Ball Charlotte's Locks#A8442B · LRV 12
Charlotte's Locks reads as a red / warm — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 268 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Name | Charlotte's Locks |
| SKU | No. 268 |
| Hex | #A8442B |
| RGB | 168, 68, 43 |
| HSL | 12°, 59%, 41% |
| LRV | 12 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Brown |
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 brown from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Behr
Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Backdrop
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A8442B in HSL space. Pair Charlotte's Locks 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.