Farrow & Ball Oval Room Blue#7A8B89 · LRV 23
Oval Room Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 85 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Name | Oval Room Blue |
| SKU | No. 85 |
| Hex | #7A8B89 |
| RGB | 122, 139, 137 |
| HSL | 173°, 7%, 51% |
| LRV | 23 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Teal |
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 teal from that brand.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #7A8B89 in HSL space. Pair Oval Room Blue 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.