Cromarty
No. 285 · #CACCC0 · LRV 60 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Cromarty60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Cromarty, Really?
Cromarty reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 285 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cromarty
Cromarty 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 Cromarty
At LRV 60, Cromarty is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Cromarty 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. 285 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 | CreateSW 9646 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Heath GrayN380-2 · Behr | 1.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Dusty MillerCSP-755 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sparkling Sage5005-3B · Valspar | 0.5 | 60.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Metallic MistPPG1032-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Metallic MistPPG1032-1 · Glidden | 1.5 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Cromarty 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 #CACCC0 in HSL space. Pair Cromarty with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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