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FARROW & BALL · NO. 295

Farrow & Ball Sulking Room Pink#A0837F · LRV 25

Sulking Room Pink reads as a red / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Farrow & Ball No. 295 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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FARROW & BALL SULKING ROOM PINK
RGB 160, 131, 127 LRV 25

Color spec

Brand Farrow & Ball
Name Sulking Room Pink
SKU No. 295
Hex #A0837F
RGB 160, 131, 127
HSL 7°, 15%, 56%
LRV 25
Undertone red / warm
Family Brown

About Farrow & Ball Sulking Room Pink

Sulking Room Pink sits in the mid-range at LRV 25, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its red 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Sulking Room Pink is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.

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
Rocky Mountain
SKU 0128 · #A9867D · LRV 27
ΔE 3.06 (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 brown from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.83
All brown at Behr →
UL110-11
#A68781
Regency Rose
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 27
BNC-11
#9C8484
Pink Granite
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 25
HDC-NT-07
#A68278
Hickory Branch
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 25
MQ1-52
#A57D74
Fresh Cedar
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 24
PPU5-16
#9D8676
Earthnut
ΔE 7.05 · LRV 26

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.84
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
1244
#A58785
Barberry
ΔE 1.84 · LRV
2102-40
#A77F78
Brown Teepee
ΔE 3.6 · LRV
2101-40
#A57F75
Almond Beige
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 25
2095-40
#A48073
Mudslide
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 25
2106-40
#9C8174
Cougar Brown
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 25

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.23
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9077
#A38887
Rosaline Pearl
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 27
SW 9078
#A08882
Cocoa Berry
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 27
SW 9079
#A2877D
Velvety Chestnut
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 26
SW 9080
#A8857A
Hushed Auburn
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 27
SW 9083
#9C8373
Dusted Truffle
ΔE 6.56 · LRV 25

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.67
All brown at Valspar →
1005-9C
#A07D77
Forest Trail
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 23.4
1003-9C
#988583
Lilac Gray
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 25.1
2003-9C
#A08173
Navajo Horizon
ΔE 4.71 · LRV 24.4
2004-9C
#A28576
Fudgecicle
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 25.8
2005-9C
#A28776
Delta Sandbar
ΔE 6.64 · LRV 26.3

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.01
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1060-5
#AA8880
Bedford Brown
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 28
18-08
#A18A8D
Smoky Quartz
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 28
1075-5
#968379
Ranch Mink
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 24
1072-5
#A2806F
Tattered Teddy
ΔE 5.94 · LRV 24
1076-5
#988171
Locomotion
ΔE 7.2 · LRV 24

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.74
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6012
#9E8185
Plumville
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 25
DE6082
#AB8274
Hickory Branch
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 26
DE6075
#A08475
Wood Lake
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 25
DE6068
#9E8779
Cobblestone Path
ΔE 6.13 · LRV 26
DE6096
#AC8674
Homestead
ΔE 6.45 · LRV 27

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.03
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-136
#9D918B
Homebody
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 29
JG-100
#8C848C
Pashmina Plum
ΔE 9.49 · LRV 24
JG-124
#8E897F
Reclaimed Wood
ΔE 12.32 · LRV 25
JG-146
#918F89
Before & After
ΔE 12.82 · LRV 27
JG-138
#8D8E8B
Cozy Up
ΔE 13.79 · LRV 27

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.2
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-MD-28
#C88883
Pink Sky
ΔE 10.2 · LRV 32
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 11.17 · LRV 23
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 14.43 · LRV 34
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 14.84 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 16.32 · LRV 21

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.78
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 11.78 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 15.38 · LRV 33
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 20.64 · LRV 22
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 21.72 · LRV 18
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 22.62 · LRV 27

Similar Farrow & Ball colors

closest in the Farrow & Ball deck

The nearest shades to Sulking Room Pink 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. 40
Mouse's Back
LRV 26
No. 276
Mole's Breath
LRV 24
No. 271
Brassica
LRV 23
No. 272
Plummett
LRV 27
No. 292
Treron
LRV 25
No. 243
Charleston Gray
LRV 30

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A0837F in HSL space. Pair Sulking Room Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A0837F + #7F9CA0
TRIADIC
#A0837F · #7FA083 · #837FA0
ANALOGOUS
#A07F8C · #A0837F · #A0937F

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.47:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.05:1 AA

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

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