Farrow & Ball Rectory Red#7E3D33 · LRV 8
Rectory Red reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 217 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Name | Rectory Red |
| SKU | No. 217 |
| Hex | #7E3D33 |
| RGB | 126, 61, 51 |
| HSL | 8°, 42%, 35% |
| LRV | 8 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Brown |
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 brown from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Sherwin-Williams
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Backdrop
Magnolia Home
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #7E3D33 in HSL space. Pair Rectory Red 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.