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FARROW & BALL · NO. 84

Farrow & Ball Green Blue#ADBDB2 · LRV 48

Green Blue reads as a green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 84 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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FARROW & BALL GREEN BLUE
RGB 173, 189, 178 LRV 48

Color spec

Brand Farrow & Ball
Name Green Blue
SKU No. 84
Hex #ADBDB2
RGB 173, 189, 178
HSL 139°, 11%, 71%
LRV 48
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Farrow & Ball Green Blue

Green Blue sits in the mid-range at LRV 48, 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.

Green Blue 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.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Ocean Cruise
SKU 0477 · #ACB8B2 · LRV 46
ΔE 3 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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 green from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All green at Behr →
PPU11-14
#AABAB0
Zen
ΔE 0.89 · LRV 47
BNC-06
#ADC0B3
Urban Putty
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 50
MQ6-18
#B4BFB5
Recycled Glass
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 50
BXC-16
#AFB9B0
City Of Bridges
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 47
HDC-NT-25
#B1BEB9
Dew
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 50

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.11
All green at Benjamin Moore →
696
#B1C1B5
Pleasant Valley
ΔE 1.11 · LRV 50
703
#AABEB4
Catalina Blue
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 48
HC-143
#AABEB4
Wythe Blue
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 48
1571
#B0B9B2
Imperial Gray
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 47
1578
#B0B9B3
Iced Marble
ΔE 3.78 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All green at Valspar →
5003-3C
#A8BAAF
April Thicket
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 46.7
M208
#ADBBAD
Median Green
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 47.5
8003-34D
#B1BCB1
Bog Fog
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 48
M313
#A8BAB3
Mediterranean Dusk
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 46.5
8004-31D
#B5BCAD
Seaside Fog
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 49

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.24
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6212
#ADBBB2
Quietude
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 48
SW 6471
#A8C1B7
Hazel
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 50
SW 6457
#AAC2B3
Kind Green
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 50
SW 7621
#B0B8B2
Silvermist
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 47
SW 6219
#ABBEBF
Rain
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 49

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.36
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-63
#AFBCAF
Freshly Cut Stems
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 48
JG-64
#A6BEB3
Texas Summer
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 48
JG-46
#B3B9AA
Flower Jar
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 47
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 51
JG-01
#A8B6B4
Rainy Days
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 45

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.82
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6284
#ACB7A8
Graceful Green
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 45
DE5654
#AEBDA8
Fresh Thyme
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 48
DE6270
#B5B8A8
Antique Coin
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 47
DEC780
#B6BAA4
Tickled Crow
ΔE 6.14 · LRV 48
DE6318
#AEB9BC
Lake Placid
ΔE 7.53 · LRV 47

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.9
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1129-4
#B4C0AF
Coastal Crush
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 50
1145-4
#A8BBBA
Blue Willow
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 47
1124-4
#B2B9A5
Light Sage
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 47
1139-3
#A2C2B0
Green Silk
ΔE 5.75 · LRV 49
1009-4
#B7B9B5
Gray Stone
ΔE 7.14 · LRV 48

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.55
All green at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 5.55 · LRV 47
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 6.9 · LRV 48
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 11.81 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 13.19 · LRV 49

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.17
All green at Backdrop →
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 7.17 · LRV 35
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 7.22 · LRV 38
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 8.57 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.44 · LRV 65
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 12.57 · LRV 51

Similar Farrow & Ball colors

closest in the Farrow & Ball deck

The nearest shades to Green Blue within Farrow & Ball's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

No. 22
Light Blue
LRV 49
No. 234
Vert de Terre
LRV 49
No. 91
Blue Gray
LRV 45
No. 27
Parma Gray
LRV 51
No. 266
Mizzle
LRV 53
No. 88
Lamp Room Gray
LRV 44

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #ADBDB2 in HSL space. Pair Green Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#ADBDB2 + #BDADB8
TRIADIC
#ADBDB2 · #B2ADBD · #BDB2AD
ANALOGOUS
#B0BDAD · #ADBDB2 · #ADBDBA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.96:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.7:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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