Color spec
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Name | Pea Flower Tea |
| SKU | No. CB12 |
| Hex | #4280B8 |
| RGB | 66, 128, 184 |
| HSL | 208°, 47%, 49% |
| LRV | 20 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Blue |
About Farrow & Ball Pea Flower Tea
With an LRV of 20, Pea Flower Tea is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its blue 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Pea Flower Tea works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
Closest matches by brand
12 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Farrow & Ball colors
closest in the Farrow & Ball deckThe nearest shades to Pea Flower Tea within Farrow & Ball's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #4280B8 in HSL space. Pair Pea Flower Tea 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.
Farrow & Ball Pea Flower Tea Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Pea Flower Tea from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Farrow & Ball No. CB12 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Pea Flower Tea. The nearest is Sapphire (SW 6963) at ΔE 4.07 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 18 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sapphire swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
Behr's nearest match is Liberty (580D-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 20 vs 20) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Pea Flower Tea without repainting risk. See the full Liberty swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
Valspar's nearest match is Pat-a-Pep (8001-43F), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.4). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 20 vs 20) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Pea Flower Tea without repainting risk. See the full Pat-a-Pep swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Pea Flower Tea is King Triton (PPG1242-5) — very close at ΔE 2.61, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 20) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full King Triton swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
At Glidden, the closest color to Pea Flower Tea is King Triton (PPG1242-5) — very close at ΔE 2.2, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 20) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full King Triton swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Pea Flower Tea is Endless Summer (139-5DB) — very close at ΔE 2.93, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 20) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Endless Summer swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Pea Flower Tea is Walker Lake (DE5858) — very close at ΔE 3.21, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 20) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Walker Lake swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Skylla (0640), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.58). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 20 vs 20) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Pea Flower Tea without repainting risk. See the full Skylla swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Pea Flower Tea is Parkwater (0612) — very close at ΔE 2.99, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 20) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Parkwater swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Pea Flower Tea. The nearest is Blue Moon (C2-764) at ΔE 3.71 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Blue Moon swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Pea Flower Tea
At Kompozit, the closest color to Pea Flower Tea is Parkwater (0612) — very close at ΔE 2.99, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 20) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Parkwater swatch →