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FARROW & BALL · NO. 211

Farrow & Ball Stony Ground#CEC1AD · LRV 54

Stony Ground reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 211 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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FARROW & BALL STONY GROUND
RGB 206, 193, 173 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Farrow & Ball
Name Stony Ground
SKU No. 211
Hex #CEC1AD
RGB 206, 193, 173
HSL 36°, 25%, 74%
LRV 54
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Farrow & Ball Stony Ground

At LRV 54, Stony Ground 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.

Stony Ground 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.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Cantera
SKU 0343 · #CEC5AF · LRV 56
ΔE 2.51 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.41
All neutral at Valspar →
6006-1B
#CEC1AE
Oatbran
ΔE 0.41 · LRV 54.3
T567
#D0C2AE
Elk Antler
ΔE 0.57 · LRV 54.8
M302
#CEC3AE
Ancient Relic
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 55.3
8005-5B
#CDC2B2
Soft Pelican
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 55
8004-23B
#CAC2AD
Snake Charmer
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 54

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.64
All neutral at Behr →
HDC-AC-10
#CCBFAC
Bungalow Beige
ΔE 0.64 · LRV 53
UL170-7
#CEBFAB
Cabo
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 53
HDC-NT-13
#D0C2B1
Merino Wool
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 55
290E-3
#D1C1A9
Classic Taupe
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 55
UL170-8
#CAC1B0
Washed Khaki
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 54

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7532
#CFC0AB
Urban Putty
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 54
SW 7547
#CBBFAD
Sandbar
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 53
SW 7542
#CBC0AD
Naturel
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 53
SW 7527
#D0BFAA
Nantucket Dune
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 54
SW 7738
#CDC4AE
Cargo Pants
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 56

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.15
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-315
#CEC0AE
Royal Flax
ΔE 1.15 · LRV
HC-80
#CDC0A8
Bleeker Beige
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 52
1025
#D1C0AF
Chocolate Mousse
ΔE 2.74 · LRV
976
#CAC4B0
Coastal Fog
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 53
CC-520
#CAC4B0
Florentine Plaster
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 53

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.33
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 53
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 57
DEC747
#D5C3AD
Sahara
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 56
DEC746
#D5BFA5
Apache Tan
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 54
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.57
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 50
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 58
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 51
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 54
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 8.48 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.75
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 54
1076-3
#D0C2B4
Gotta Have It
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 55
14-26
#C8C0AA
Hideaway
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 53
1101-3
#CEC1A5
Stylish
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 54
1020-3
#CEC1B5
Whippet
ΔE 3.56 · LRV 55

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.23
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 8.04 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.77 · LRV 53
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 12.76 · LRV 60
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 20.34 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.38
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 6.48 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 8.16 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 8.43 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 8.87 · LRV 54

Similar Farrow & Ball colors

closest in the Farrow & Ball deck

The nearest shades to Stony Ground 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. 15
Bone
LRV 55
No. 4
Old White
LRV 55
No. 283
Drop Cloth
LRV 52
No. 229
Elephant's Breath
LRV 53
No. 264
Oxford Stone
LRV 56
No. 213
Savage Ground
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CEC1AD in HSL space. Pair Stony Ground with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CEC1AD + #ADBACE
TRIADIC
#CEC1AD · #ADCEC1 · #C1ADCE
ANALOGOUS
#CEB1AD · #CEC1AD · #CBCEAD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.77:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.86:1 AAA

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

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