Farrow & Ball · No. 212 · Pinks and reds
Farrow & Ball
Blazer
Behr
Cherry Red
Lower score means closer. Under 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; over 5 is a different colour that sits in the same family.
British paint maker, widely stocked across the UK.
UK stockists
Closest · 191
Leather
Nearest availablescore 7.95
This brand has nothing closer. Treat it as a starting point only.
Option 2 · 190
Atomic Red
Nearest availablescore 8.61
Option 3 · 6
Ashes of Roses
Nearest availablescore 9.54
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 2006-30
Rosy Apple
Very closescore 1.39
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1308
Red Parrot
Very closescore 1.46
Option 3 · 1307
Geranium
Closescore 2.27
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 6607
Red Tomato
Closescore 2.29
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · SW 7589
Habanero Chile
Closescore 2.55
Option 3 · SW 6600
Enticing Red
Closescore 2.64
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 2002-3A
Brick Facade
Closescore 2.11
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 1009-1
Oh So Red
Closescore 2.17
Option 3 · 2009-4
Lovely Love Song
Closescore 2.69
North American colour card.
Closest · 1189-7
Teaberry Blossom
Very closescore 1.96
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1188-7
Burnt Red
Similarscore 3.74
Option 3 · FLLW287
Wright Tanager Red
Similarscore 3.74
North American colour card.
Closest · HDC-MD-16
Cherry Red
Near identicalscore 0.72
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · UL110-8
Carmine Red
Very closescore 1.75
Option 3 · M190-6
Before Winter
Closescore 3.34
North American colour card.
Closest · DE5090
Pomegranate
Closescore 3.46
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · DE5125
Red River
Similarscore 3.78
Option 3 · DEA153
Glitzy Red
Similarscore 3.92
From the trade
Paint Blazer and your chosen match on two boards in the same finish. A flat and an eggshell in one colour never look identical.
Check them on the darkest wall in the morning and again under your own lamps at night. That is where small differences show.
Give the merchant the brand, colour name and code shown here. It avoids the guesswork of a scanned match.
In your light
Pick the way your window faces and the time of day. The same paint can look like three different colours.
North light is steady but cool and grey. It pulls blues and greys colder and makes greens look heavier. Warm based colours hold up best.
An approximation of how light colour and strength shift a paint. Use it to narrow a shortlist, then paint a sample board and look at it at these same times.
Building a scheme
Worked out from undertone and depth, the way a decorator would put a scheme together. Paint samples side by side before you commit.
A pale colour from the same undertone as Blazer, so the ceiling does not look stark white against it.
One step lighter or darker on skirtings, doors and window boards. A tonal scheme is the easiest way to make a room feel finished.
A dark colour that sits under it. Use on a fireplace wall, an inside door, a kitchen island or a hall below the dado.
From the other side of the colour wheel, at a similar depth, for a door, a bookcase or a cushion. Use in small amounts.
Colour values are on screen approximations taken from published community colour libraries (Farrow & Ball; Farrow & Ball (cross check); Little Greene; Benjamin Moore; Sherwin-Williams, Valspar, PPG, Behr, Dunn-Edwards), compiled 2026-10-09. Scores use CIEDE2000. Screens, light and sheen all change how paint looks, so always check a physical sample. Aethos is not connected to any of the paint makers named here and all colour names belong to their owners.