Scallop
No. 311 · #D9C8BA · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3Scallop60
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Scallop, Really?
Scallop reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 311 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Scallop
Scallop 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 Scallop
At LRV 60, Scallop 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 Scallop 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. 311 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 | Lightweight BeigeSW 6092 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Old MapN230-2 · Behr | 2.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Litchfield GrayHC-78 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Desert Fortress2008-10B · Valspar | 1.7 | 60.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cocoa CreamPPG1079-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pink Beige00YY 59/098 · Glidden | 0.5 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Scallop 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 #D9C8BA in HSL space. Pair Scallop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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