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FARROW & BALL · NO. 89

Farrow & Ball Lulworth Blue#A0B5BB · LRV 39

Lulworth Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 89 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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FARROW & BALL LULWORTH BLUE
RGB 160, 181, 187 LRV 39

Color spec

Brand Farrow & Ball
Name Lulworth Blue
SKU No. 89
Hex #A0B5BB
RGB 160, 181, 187
HSL 193°, 17%, 68%
LRV 39
Undertone blue-green / cool
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
In the Blue
SKU 0504 · #9EB0BB · LRV 42
ΔE 3.27 (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 gray from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.79
All gray at Valspar →
M228
#A3B6BB
Artisan Blue
ΔE 0.79 · LRV 45
8004-40C
#A4B7BE
Matt on Monday
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 45
P032
#A4B7BE
Matt on Monday
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 45.4
8004-38C
#9FB4BD
Cat's Meow
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 44
T683
#9FB7C1
Blue Goblin
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 45.1

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6226
#A4B7BD
Languid Blue
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 45
SW 7601
#A0B3BC
Dockside Blue
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 43
SW 9146
#9EB4C0
Faded Flaxflower
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 44
SW 9138
#A6B2B5
Stardew
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 43
SW 6514
#97B4C3
Respite
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 43

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.09
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1634
#A3B5BB
Santorini
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 44
AC-22
#A3B5BB
Nantucket
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 44
2136-50
#9FB6B9
Colorado
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 44
HC-149
#9EB7BB
Buxton
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 45
CSP-595
#A3B1B8
French
ΔE 2.94 · LRV 43

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.85
All gray at Behr →
N510-4
#98B1B9
Supernova
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 42
PPU13-12
#9BB5B8
Harmonious
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 43
MQ6-4
#A6B9BA
Gray Wool
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 46
730F-4
#A8B3B4
Flint Smoke
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 44
MQ5-23
#A5B0B9
Intercoastal Gray
ΔE 4.72 · LRV 43

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1035-3
#A0B7BA
Blue By You
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 45
1037-3
#A5B2B7
Special Delivery
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 43
10-28
#A2B2BD
Peace
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 43
1036-3
#AAB5B7
Nautical Star
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 45
1144-4
#A2B7B5
Holly Glen
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 45

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.81
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC796
#9DACB5
Irogon Blue
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 40
DE6318
#AEB9BC
Lake Placid
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 47
DE5821
#A7B8C4
Overcast Sky
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 46
DE6332
#ACB8C1
Glen Falls
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 47
DE5717
#A0B7AD
Pistachio Ice Cream
ΔE 7.95 · LRV 44

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.17
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-01
#A8B6B4
Rainy Days
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 45
JG-162
#AAB0AD
Tranquil Waters
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 43
JG-77
#8FB4B2
Morning Calm
ΔE 7.08 · LRV 42
JG-64
#A6BEB3
Texas Summer
ΔE 8.63 · LRV 48
JG-68
#A8B4A6
Local Greenhouse
ΔE 9.69 · LRV 44

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.02
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 5.02 · LRV 50
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 41
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 38
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 42
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 12.54 · LRV 47

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A0B5BB in HSL space. Pair Lulworth Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A0B5BB + #BBA6A0
TRIADIC
#A0B5BB · #BBA0B5 · #B5BBA0
ANALOGOUS
#A0BBB3 · #A0B5BB · #A0A8BB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.14:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.82:1 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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