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FARROW & BALL · NO. 93

Farrow & Ball Studio Green#3C4A3D · LRV 8

Why this color. F&B's defining dark green; cited in nearly every best dark green article.

Studio Green reads as a green / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 93 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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FARROW & BALL STUDIO GREEN
RGB 60, 74, 61 LRV 8

Color spec

Brand Farrow & Ball
Name Studio Green
SKU No. 93
Hex #3C4A3D
RGB 60, 74, 61
HSL 124°, 10%, 26%
LRV 8
Undertone green / cool
Family Black

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
Clover Patch
SKU 0431 · #464A3B · LRV 7
ΔE 4.74 (noticeable)
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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 black from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 41
#3A4A3F
Dard Hunter Green
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 6
SW 7750
#424C44
Olympic Range
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 7
SW 9184
#454B40
Foxhall Green
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 7
SW 7749
#44493D
Laurel Woods
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 6
SW 6209
#44483D
Ripe Olive
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 6

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.28
All black at Behr →
790D-7
#40493D
Black Bean
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 6
S-H-770
#414633
Bridgewood
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 6
N360-7
#45483A
Potting Soil
ΔE 5.2 · LRV 6
S-H-740
#424438
Fedora
ΔE 5.95 · LRV 6
730D-7
#464731
Shadow Ridge
ΔE 7.14 · LRV 6

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.59
All black at Valspar →
V098-6
#455042
Thunderbolt
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 7.4
5009-3
#3B4843
Deepest River
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 5.9
T607
#3A5049
Devon Green
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 7.1
5010-4
#2C4841
Peacock House
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 5.5
V140-6
#464C47
Model T
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 6.9

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.16
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1134-7
#415241
Pine Forest
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 8
1033-7
#474F43
Charcoal Smoke
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 7
1145-7
#3C504F
Night Watch
ΔE 6.76 · LRV 7
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 7.13 · LRV 6
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 10.85 · LRV 6

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.07
All black at Benjamin Moore →
CC-692
#43493F
Topsoil
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 6
2140-10
#4C4C40
Fatigue
ΔE 7.16 · LRV 7
CC-752
#31494B
Miramichi
ΔE 8.36 · LRV 6
2139-10
#474334
River
ΔE 9.33 · LRV 6
CSP-570
#414444
Notre
ΔE 9.54 · LRV 6

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.01
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 6
DEA180
#254A47
Deep Pine
ΔE 8.24 · LRV 6
DE6322
#474C4D
Black Lead
ΔE 9.58 · LRV 7
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 11.3 · LRV 6
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 11.75 · LRV 6

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.48
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-161
#494E4B
Cottage Grove
ΔE 7.48 · LRV 7
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 11.82 · LRV 6
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 13.8 · LRV 6
JG-122
#524840
Wooded Acres
ΔE 14.39 · LRV 7
JG-145
#4D484C
Aspen Stone
ΔE 16.45 · LRV 7

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.34
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 10.34 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 12.72 · LRV 8
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 14.73 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 14.83 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 26.77 · LRV 8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3C4A3D in HSL space. Pair Studio Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3C4A3D + #4A3C49
TRIADIC
#3C4A3D · #3D3C4A · #4A3D3C
ANALOGOUS
#424A3C · #3C4A3D · #3C4A44

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
9.38:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.24:1 fail

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

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