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FARROW & BALL · NO. 88

Farrow & Ball Lamp Room Gray#A0A2A1 · LRV 39

Why this color. Mid cool gray; F&B's bestselling Repose Gray equivalent in US press.

Lamp Room Gray reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 88 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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FARROW & BALL LAMP ROOM GRAY
RGB 160, 162, 161 LRV 39

Color spec

Brand Farrow & Ball
Name Lamp Room Gray
SKU No. 88
Hex #A0A2A1
RGB 160, 162, 161
HSL 150°, 1%, 63%
LRV 39
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

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
Techile
SKU 0533 · #9FA1A1 · LRV 35
ΔE 0.64 (imperceptible)
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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 gray from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.72
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
AF-700
#A0A19F
Storm
ΔE 0.72 · LRV 35
1600
#9BA09F
Timber
ΔE 1.71 · LRV 35
1461
#A19F9E
Sterling
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 35
1614
#9BA0A3
Delray
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 35
AF-675
#A6A3A1
Fusion
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 37

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All gray at Behr →
MQ6-22
#9E9E9D
Gateway Gray
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 34
MQ5-30
#9BA1A3
Silent Film
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 35
PPU11-16
#9BA19E
Brampton Gray
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 35
710F-4
#9EA49F
Sage Gray
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 36
N200-4
#A1A499
Rustic Taupe
ΔE 5.16 · LRV 36

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.91
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1010-4
#A4A7A4
Stepping Stone
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 38
1011-4
#989FA3
Ufo
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 34
1003-4
#A49F9F
Equilibrium
ΔE 4 · LRV 35
13-23
#A0A0AA
Amethyst Haze
ΔE 6.21 · LRV 36
1018-4
#A99F97
Winter's Nap
ΔE 6.3 · LRV 35

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.1
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7073
#A0A5A7
Network Gray
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 37
SW 7655
#A0A09A
Stamped Concrete
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 35
SW 7059
#A3A7A0
Unusual Gray
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 38
SW 6262
#A6A3A9
Mysterious Mauve
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 37
SW 2821
#A6A397
Downing Stone
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 37

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.39
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6361
#A1A5A8
Baby Seal
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 37
DE6354
#9CA0A6
Gray Wolf
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 35
DE6312
#97A2A0
Dusty Dream
ΔE 4.39 · LRV 35
DE6291
#9DA7A0
Casting Shadow
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 37
DE6298
#96A69F
Agate Green
ΔE 7.29 · LRV 36

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.42
All gray at Valspar →
4004-1C
#A1A09B
Hazy Stratus
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 35.2
5006-2A
#A2A199
Wet Pavement
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 35.3
4003-1C
#A9A39D
Rocky Bluffs
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 37.2
8005-12D
#A7A0A1
Crystal Noir
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 36
8006-2E
#A8A298
Graceful Gray
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 37

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.27
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-137
#A3A7A1
Vintage Weathervane
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 38
JG-135
#A19C96
Watering Can
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 34
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 6.08 · LRV 34
JG-114
#AAA497
Quaint Cottage
ΔE 6.37 · LRV 37
JG-75
#97A399
Clean Slate
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 35

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 6.83 · LRV 34
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 7.49 · LRV 38
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 8.14 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 9.19 · LRV 41

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A0A2A1 in HSL space. Pair Lamp Room Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A0A2A1 + #A2A0A1
TRIADIC
#A0A2A1 · #A1A0A2 · #A2A1A0
ANALOGOUS
#A0A2A0 · #A0A2A1 · #A0A2A2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.57:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.18:1 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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