Middle Ground
No. 209 · #BCCDC5 · LRV 58 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Middle Ground, Really?
Middle Ground reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 209 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Middle Ground
Middle Ground 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 Middle Ground
At LRV 58, Middle Ground 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 Middle Ground 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. 209 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 | Copen BlueSW 68 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Soothing SpringHDC-CL-23 · Behr | 2.3 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bali702 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ocean Froth8003-34C · Valspar | 2.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue ShamrockPPG1136-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue ShamrockPPG1136-4 · Glidden | 0.7 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Middle Ground 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 #BCCDC5 in HSL space. Pair Middle Ground with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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