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.
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.
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 black from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Backdrop
Behr
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Clare
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.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.