Purbeck Stone
No. 275 · #C0BCB3 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Purbeck Stone50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Purbeck Stone, Really?
Purbeck Stone reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 275 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Purbeck Stone
Purbeck Stone 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Purbeck Stone
At LRV 50, Purbeck Stone is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Purbeck Stone 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. 275 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 | ViaductSW 9567 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sierra MadreECC-46-1 · Behr | 2.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Shale861 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ask Me Anything8006-2D · Valspar | 1.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Hikers ParadisePPG0998-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Hikers ParadisePPG0998-2 · Glidden | 0.9 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Purbeck Stone 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 #C0BCB3 in HSL space. Pair Purbeck Stone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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