Aside from slightly feeling like a fraud, all you have to do is point out the colour on the F&B colour card (or swatch) and they will match … I'm a designer & I often the use this website to add F&B colours to my designs.Click on the colour you want to match & you will see on the right hand side various RGB, CYMK, HEX codes etc - these are the colour mixing codes in different formats. Painted in Manor House Gray No.265 in Estate Emulsion and Modern Eggshell. Dulux Endurance went on ten times better. I'd looked at them too, but don't know much about them. Between light greys and dark greys, warm greys … Trying to convince dh to use Nancy's Blushes in bedroom. That aside I have stuck with Dulux's supermatt, mixed in their 'poncey' period colour range in my very old house.I have used F&B slipper satin and something else I can't remember in their floor paints.I quite like getting the colour mixed in the paint of my choice. Quick tip – … It doesn't wear well though... We have colour matched in the past but have our best successes with using Dulux colour match as the undercoats and using a smaller tin of F&B to do the top coat saving money that way but getting the desired finish.The paler ones such as Wimborne White is a good enough match to go with just Dulux. With neutrals it doesn't … Color Spaces; Random Colors; Farrow & Ball Down Pipe / 26 / #6d6d6d Hex Color Code. Find out more Colour Selection. I think I'm pretty good at distinguishing one shade of a colour from another, but I honestly couldn't see the difference with the finest gradations in some place.I would always test a colour in the room it's going to be used before buying a lot of it. No responsibility for colour differences can be accepted after use. I'm considering getting it colour matched in either Crown Clean Extreme Scrubbable Matt or Dulux Diamond Matt at our local Brewers. My advice would be to consider how much of an impact you want the paint to make. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. I'm waiting on a couple of Crown Trade colours, but if they don't work, I'll be colour matching to a Paint and Paper Library paint as it's the best colour I've found so far.Then I just need to choose between trade Crown Extreme Clean Scrubbable Matt or Albany Matt, The best way to match up paint colours is to use the colour codes. All our house is painted with Farrow and Ball. Like you, I imagine, I want the Dulux trade paint for the cleanability, endurance and application.In some cases, you can see on epaint whether there's a colour match for a F&B paint. However I wanted it in the hallway but just couldn't justify the cost and went for a colour match of a farrow and ball, its nice but not as nice. Has anyone done this? Textured Fine – A very fine textured … I use either dulux or crown paint but colour match to farrow and ball… I am a F&B convert you can't beat expensive paint for depth and tone but the first room (hallway) i did in Dimpse took three coats plus touch up I couldn't believe how hard it was to use. I did the rooms myself and it went on like a dream and looks fab. Johnstones did a pigs ear of my request to colour match F&B Elephants Breath, it's nothing like the real thing. I actually ended up not liking any of the dark blues that F&B had! Anyone would think I was a brand rep for Farrow and Ball, given I have painted my whole house in Farrow and Ball paint colours! We always use it nowadays. Most places will colour match to the colour on the chart, not the colour of the actual farrow and ball paint. @4yearsnosleep you're v.welcome, I find it very useful! Benjamin Moore Horizon. Ooops, not sure what happened there. L ong beloved of interior designers, Farrow & Ball's water-based paints are packed with rich pigments which give a deep tonality to walls, but with 132 colours in the palette, including almost 50 neutrals, as well as their signature dark hues, a little guidance and inspiration can help.Rather than just look at the paint chart, you need to see the colours … From the colour wall in store, to the fandeck and colour guides we produce, there is an array of palettes for your clients to choose from. I used to get a guy to mix F&B colours in trade paint, but recently I bought Valspar premium and it goes on lovely. Does the colour have the same depth as F&B? Once you know what paint you need, it’s time to start shopping around. Olive. F&B modern emulsion is BULLETPROOF in my experience so doesnt need retouching like a dulux matt would.F&B is a similar price to dulux and johnstones full price paints. However it is only a few £ cheaper than the real deal. 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The study also found that blue is the choice favoured by many interior designers, with the most popular shade of blue being Farrow and Balls’ Hague blue (3,600 monthly searches) and the Sapphire salute … But no, I am just a huge advocate for the brand and I really like their colour options. It seems very runny and streaky.The Crown sample (mellow sage) went on beautifully and is a really nice rich colour.Would be interested to hear others experiences before I spend any more money on testers. We are mid extension and will be using Little Green and Zoffany. We have a sage green in our living areas that was done 7 years ago and we were just saying how great it still looks! As described in the post, we were able to colour match Farrow & Ball at the Valspar desk. I have just finished a room in Dayroom Yellow using this method it went on a dream and no mess no wastage am going to give the hallway another coat of Dimpse with a brush. Match My Paint Colour is a tool to match paint colours between the major UK paint manufacturers: Dulux, Farrow & Ball, Valspar, Crown, Leyland Trade, Albany, Earthborn, Sanderson, Zoffany, colourcourage, Goodhome, Johnstone's, Andrew Martin, Designer's Guild Graham & Brown, Little Greene, Mylands, Paint … If you’re trying to save £ there isn’t a lot in it. The experts on mn recommended first coat 80/20 paint/water second coat 90/10 and use a brush. Really love the Farrow and Ball colours (have got that poncey book Living with Colour for inspiration) but having just painted some cards with a few of their samples the paint doesn't seem to go on nicely at all. Dulux China White was actually loads better! a) you can't colour match with dulux. Terre D’Eygpte. We tried two different places and it really didn't work. The Crown sample (mellow sage) went on beautifully and is a really nice rich colour. F&B also needs less coats than dulux. Farrow & Ball and Little Greene are both great options, Dulux (in my opinion) just never achieves the same kind of finish or depth of colour. I always thought that I wanted white all the way through but lately looking through one of my MANY Farrow and Ball books (I seriously need to get out more), a few off-whites and greys grabbed my attention. FYI, this is the list of the archived Farrow and Ball Colors from now back to 2016. But is is amazing colour sometimes silvery blue sometimes almost grey I love it. I have Johnstones in my bedroom and it is definitely not as resilient as the diamond finish in Dulux. Back Farrow & Ball Colors Matched to Benjamin Moore Benjamin Moore's "CENTURY" Colors ... Exteriors Inspiration Design Boards Interior Color Palettes Exterior Color Palettes Exterior White Combos Get Excited About Color! F&B paint is quite chalky, so colour matching is difficult. Farrow & Ball Chappell Green. Farrow and Ball colours are lovely, the paint is quite high maintenance though and coverage is not as creamy as the two above. The mellow sage by Crown is a definite but F&B seemed to have a wider range of neutral colours. plus the look you're trying to achieve etc. drama class: down pipe by farrow and ball Originally, Down Pipe was designed to help 'imitate lead on exterior ironwork and to help 'lose' plumbing against brickwork.' Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter. I'm hoping it'll still change colour as the light changes. This is page 1 of 2 (This thread has 28 messages.). I'll then be getting the door and taking it to be colour matched to the door as one wall will be the same colour. I like to use the RGB (red, green, blue). Image from Recipes for Decorating. Though tbh I'm not impressed with the Diamond Hard Dulux on the hallway. Science says no. The following price estimates listed (which include dulux paint prices, crown paint prices, Leyland paint prices, johnstone’s paint prices, farrow and ball paint prices and hammerite paint prices) are for 2.5 litre tubs of white, matt emulsion paint (or equivalent colours… The hexadecimal color code #6d6d6d is a shade of gray. Cat’s … That seem to actually be a bit shite when you lay them on (although tbf it is on card and not a wall). This is page 1 of 1 (This thread has 16 messages.). Keep me company while an unwarranted ambulance is sent? I'm totally about things like this.Why would you choose a streaky / runny paint over one you actually really like just because it's a posh brand?I have no issue with paying for quality but if paying for a name results in a lower quality product that you don't actually like as much as alternatives, that complete madness IMO. That means nothing, I have first hand experience of poor Johnstones matching. Looked beautiful. Did a second coat just to make sure though! Tunsgate Green. Paris Grey -Zoffrany. If you want to find something the same colour in another brand, use this website - put the F&B paint name in and it will give you closest alternatives across a huge range of other brands: encycolorpedia.comAlso, my brother (who works with trades) says that Johnstone's paint is probably the most accurate for F&B colour matching. Once kids older I would probably spend the money on the real stuff or a previous posters idea of colour matched first coat followed by F&B top coat.....great idea!! I choose the f and b colour i like and have ir mixed in dulux diamond trade paint. Tinting paint in RAL colours is available for many brands at Brewers including Albany, Dulux, Crown, Rust-Oleum and Johnstone’s ranges. I was really disappointed in the modern emulsion from F&B, don't think I would buy again. Lots of neutral colours, huge range (indoor/outside etc) and IME (admittedly going back to when I lived in the US in the 80s) fantastic paint quality. Just another vote to say that F&B modern emulsion has been brilliant in our kitchen, totally wipe clean and looks brilliant five years on, and has contended with two lots of BLW! I’m carking it that they’ll just colour match and get it wrong.I’ve paid extra for the custom colour and it’s all been specced on the paperwork so fingers crossed.It’s a composite door so there’s no repainting if it’s wrong. I was really angry as I was working all hours at the time and had paid a decorator, specifying the Dulux finish, and he used Johnstones instead because it was slightly cheaper. Benjamin Moore Gray Owl Benjamin Moore Hale Navy Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal. Its just that you rarely pay full price for dulux or johnstones, theyre often on offer and do trade prices.F&B dont do trade prices unless you buy their wallpaper sample book which is why a lot of tradespeople will try to talk you out of F&B and recommend colour matching with a brand they can get at trade prices. No idea yet on the neutral, we have Crown Period in the living room that I adore and it changes colour in the light, but marks easily.I'm looking at borrowed light & Parma grey, but will definitely be buying a number of samples for the neutral Too.Any idea on how hardwearing Johnstones is? Unless Jonnos have the made the same selection as Farrow and Ball etc their colours with blue in it will NEVER make a perfect match in the vast majority of cases. F&b is a different texture to johnstons and dulux so colour matching has limitations. In the HSL color … That's great, thanks Kally! I don't think so, I think it's just paint colours =). Castle Grey. Alex says: ‘Paris Grey is a soft gentle colour, inspired by the elegant chateaux … Two pots later – one Farrow & Ball Estate Emulsion, one Valspar Matt Finish (using the Colour Matching Service) – and we started to paint. We have used johnstones to colour match borrowed light, vert de Terre, elephants breath and peignoir with fantastic results colour wise. Doubt my old decorator chap has heard of F&B to be honest, but he is happy with Dulux! If you’re looking for a more resilient finish it’s a good shout. I’ve just ordered new windows and a front door and specified a farrow and ball shade for the door. However, it may be wipeable but is not scrubbable and I have been left with some greasy like marks on my walls I n places (life with a toddler and an energetic dog!!). But London Clay for the wood was a nightmare. I often get Farrow and Ball colours mixed into Tikkurila as Tikkurila is a cheaper option and better products. Really love the Farrow and Ball colours (have got that poncey book Living with Colour for inspiration) but having just painted some cards with a few of their samples the paint doesn't seem to go on nicely at all. Even the decorator I had come round to do the stairs asked who I had hired to paint my lounge I had a medium beige colour in the hallway and I just couldn't be bothered to do an undercoat, slapped on one coat of little greene in 'Echo' which is a super light blue colour and it covered it with no visible brown showing through. It should say "But I honestly couldn't see the difference with the finest gradations in some places on their massive colour chart". It's durability I'm after. 4yearsnosleep Tue 05-Dec-17 14:03:07. The colours are gorgeous too. Been there, tried it. Farrow & Ball has just revealed its two new must-have colours for 2019, and you're about to see these shades everywhere. So we had to buy the F&B stuff anyway. Yellowcake. *Please note – These are mixed colours, colour accuracy should be checked before application. Crown gives me an instant headache and makes me sick. The colour matching can vary wildly in its accuracy - it's only as good as the sensor. I went through the 'which paint to use' tossing up between Dulux, F&B but in the end opted for Little Greene - best choice ever! So we entered an extensive research phase, that led us to B&Q and tester pots. However, you can undoubtedly get the same colour in the Dulux - they have an incredibly range. Now, if I'm not decorating a room myself I will always buy the paint (and check that they are actually applying what I've provided). Only required 2 coats with each colour and lovely finish (done by a decorator friend). In the process of renovating a house and now at the stage where we need to start thinking about paint. Farrow and Ball Pitch Black Benjamin Moore Deep Royal Pratt and Lambert Designer White. Will it also work for Paint & Paper Library paints? So price balances out in that way. More blue than black, Railings is a softer alternative to black which is particularly suited to … Did not like the predicted expenditure. Farrow & Ball ‐ Grey Paint; Grey Paint. Colour Matching Farrow and Ball (28 Posts) Add message | Report. It seems very runny and streaky. Book Room Red. The British paint purveyors say the shift away from neutrals will … Keep me company while an unwarranted ambulance is sent? Puma , … I give out a Farrow and Ball colour chart if the customer wants it. But with the trade discount it was a good bit cheaper and we have plenty leftover for touch ups or recoats if necessary. Farrow & Ball use natural pigment which just cannot be reproduced with an entirely chemically produced colour… I found some images of these colours to get you inspired and the brief descriptions are from the Farrow and Ball … To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. 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