Farrow & Ball Cromarty#C7CABF · LRV 60
Cromarty reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 285 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Name | Cromarty |
| SKU | No. 285 |
| Hex | #C7CABF |
| RGB | 199, 202, 191 |
| HSL | 76°, 9%, 77% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Neutral |
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 neutral from that brand.
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Magnolia Home
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C7CABF in HSL space. Pair Cromarty 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.