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FARROW & BALL · NO. 300

Farrow & Ball Stirabout#D9CFC2 · LRV 63

Stirabout reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 300 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

FARROW & BALL STIRABOUT
RGB 217, 207, 194 LRV 63

Color spec

Brand Farrow & Ball
Name Stirabout
SKU No. 300
Hex #D9CFC2
RGB 217, 207, 194
HSL 34°, 23%, 81%
LRV 63
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Farrow & Ball Stirabout

At LRV 63, Stirabout 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.

Stirabout 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 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 neutral from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.69
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG14-30 · #DAD1C5 · ΔE 0.69 · LRV 65
PPG1023-2 · #D8CFC1 · ΔE 0.8 · LRV 63
PPG1024-3 · #D7CEBE · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 62
PPG1084-3 · #DDCEBC · ΔE 2.45 · LRV 63
PPG1074-3 · #DACBBF · ΔE 2.7 · LRV 61

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.8
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6213 · #D8CFC1 · ΔE 0.8 · LRV 59
DEC773 · #D6CFBF · ΔE 2.35 · LRV 58
DE6220 · #D4CEBF · ΔE 2.53 · LRV 57
DE6227 · #D4D0C5 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 59
DEGR06 · #D4D0C6 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 63

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.82
All neutral at Valspar →
8005-5A · #DACFC0 · ΔE 0.82 · LRV 64
V135-1 · #DACFC0 · ΔE 0.82 · LRV 63.5
T555 · #DAD0C1 · ΔE 0.92 · LRV 63.8
8004-9B · #DACDC2 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 62
V129-2 · #DACDC2 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 62.4

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0560 · #D5CCBF · ΔE 0.92 · LRV 61
H103 · #DBD2C1 · ΔE 2.08 · LRV 62
0224 · #D8D0BD · ΔE 3.08 · LRV 64
0342 · #D7D0BC · ΔE 3.77 · LRV 63
0138 · #DACBC3 · ΔE 4.06 · LRV 62

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All neutral at Kompozit →
0560 · #D5CBBE · ΔE 0.96 · LRV 61
0195 · #DBD2C7 · ΔE 1.11 · LRV 65
0272 · #DED1BD · ΔE 2.77 · LRV 65
0572 · #D4D1C7 · ΔE 3.31 · LRV 64
0224 · #D8D0BC · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 63

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
440-1DB · #D7CFC4 · ΔE 1.05 · LRV 63
405-1DB · #D7CFC7 · ΔE 2.18 · LRV 63
420-1DB · #D7D0C0 · ΔE 2.34 · LRV 63
421-1DB · #D8D0BC · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 63
422-1DB · #D1D0C3 · ΔE 4.54 · LRV 63

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.09
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7632 · #D6CEC3 · ΔE 1.09 · LRV 62
SW 9616 · #D8D0C1 · ΔE 1.58 · LRV 64
SW 9576 · #D8CFC6 · ΔE 1.76 · LRV 63
SW 7541 · #D8CFBE · ΔE 2 · LRV 63
SW 6064 · #D9CDC3 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 62

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All neutral at Behr →
DC-011 · #D9D0C1 · ΔE 1.19 · LRV 64
PPU7-09 · #D7CFC1 · ΔE 1.25 · LRV 63
PPU7-9 · #D7CFC1 · ΔE 1.25 · LRV 63
MQ3-06 · #D7CEC4 · ΔE 1.31 · LRV 63
UL170-15 · #D7D0C6 · ΔE 1.59 · LRV 64

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.23
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
982 · #D7CEBF · ΔE 1.23 · LRV 61
OC-16 · #D7CEBF · ΔE 1.23 · LRV 61
2107-60 · #D8CFC7 · ΔE 2.24 · LRV 62
CSP-95 · #D4CFC3 · ΔE 2.39 · LRV 63
CSP-35 · #D4D0C3 · ΔE 3.02 · LRV 63

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17 · #D4CBC0 · ΔE 1.29 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-21 · #DED3C1 · ΔE 2.21 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-18 · #D8D3CD · ΔE 3.43 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-08 · #CBCBC5 · ΔE 5.22 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-07 · #D6D7D2 · ΔE 5.82 · LRV 68

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-801 · #DAD1C1 · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 64
C2-945 · #D8D0C0 · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 64
C2-834 · #DDCEBE · ΔE 2.17 · LRV 63
C2-915 · #D9D3C3 · ΔE 2.86 · LRV 65
C2-994 · #D6D2CA · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 65

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-156 · #D3C9B7 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 59
JG-55 · #D1D1C5 · ΔE 4.91 · LRV 63
JG-24 · #E4CDC0 · ΔE 5.8 · LRV 64
JG-13 · #C9CEC4 · ΔE 7.23 · LRV 61
JG-74 · #CCD0CE · ΔE 7.41 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.7
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 2.7 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 5.41 · LRV 73
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 7.6 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 11.59 · LRV 53
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 15.33 · LRV 60

Similar Farrow & Ball colors

closest in the Farrow & Ball deck

The nearest shades to Stirabout within Farrow & Ball's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

No. 201 · LRV 63
No. 226 · LRV 63
No. 3 · LRV 66
No. 9814 · LRV 63
No. 241 · LRV 67
No. 230 · LRV 66

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D9CFC2 in HSL space. Pair Stirabout with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D9CFC2 + #C2CCD9
TRIADIC
#D9CFC2 · #C2D9CF · #CFC2D9
ANALOGOUS
#D9C3C2 · #D9CFC2 · #D8D9C2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.54:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.65:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Farrow & Ball Stirabout Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Stirabout 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. 300 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Stirabout

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Stirabout is Cool Concrete (PPG1023-2). At ΔE 0.8 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Cool Concrete and you'll get the same color. See the full Cool Concrete swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Stirabout

The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Stirabout is Fine Grain (DE6213). At ΔE 0.8 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 63). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Fine Grain and you'll get the same color. See the full Fine Grain swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Stirabout

The closest Valspar equivalent of Stirabout is Gentle Shadows (8005-5A). At ΔE 0.82 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63). If Valspar is your counter, order Gentle Shadows and you'll get the same color. See the full Gentle Shadows swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Stirabout

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Warmed Silver (440-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.05). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stirabout without repainting risk. See the full Warmed Silver swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Stirabout

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Cedar Key (982), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.23). It runs slightly darker (LRV 61 vs 63) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stirabout without repainting risk. See the full Cedar Key swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Stirabout

Behr's nearest match is Aged Beige (PPU7-09), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.25). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stirabout without repainting risk. See the full Aged Beige swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Stirabout

Clare's nearest match is Flatiron (PNT100-LT-17), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.29). It runs slightly darker (LRV 61 vs 63) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stirabout without repainting risk. See the full Flatiron swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Stirabout

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Dumpling (SW 9616), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.58). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stirabout without repainting risk. See the full Dumpling swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Stirabout

C2 Paint's nearest match is Gimlet (C2-945), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.94). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stirabout without repainting risk. See the full Gimlet swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Stirabout

At Backdrop, the closest color to Stirabout is Real Real (BD-RR) — very close at ΔE 2.7, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 63) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Real Real swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Stirabout

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Stirabout is Pebblebrook (0224) — very close at ΔE 3.08, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pebblebrook swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Stirabout

At Kompozit, the closest color to Stirabout is Power Lunch (0572) — very close at ΔE 3.31, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Power Lunch swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Stirabout

Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Stirabout. The nearest is Stoneware Pieces (JG-55) at ΔE 4.91 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Stoneware Pieces swatch →

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