Farrow & Ball · No. 222 · Reds and browns
Farrow & Ball
Brinjal
Little Greene
Adventurer
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 · 7
Adventurer
Near identicalscore 0.66
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · 277
Córdoba
Nearest availablescore 8.51
Option 3 · 15
Bronze Red
Nearest availablescore 12.13
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · ES-21
New Pilgrim Red
Similarscore 3.81
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · CC-34
Jester
Similarscore 3.94
Option 3 · 1365
Bordéaux Red
Similarscore 4.56
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 0072
Deep Maroon
Very closescore 1.49
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · SW 6027
Cordovan
Closescore 2.37
Option 3 · SW 7577
Blackberry
Closescore 3.02
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 1011-6
Ancient Burgundy
Closescore 2.00
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 1011-7
Perfect Plum
Closescore 2.18
Option 3 · 1011-5
Royal Garnet
Closescore 3.31
North American colour card.
Closest · 1048-7
Gooseberry
Very closescore 1.66
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 13-07
Enchanting Eggplant
Similarscore 3.84
Option 3 · 1046-7
Purple Basil
Similarscore 4.99
North American colour card.
Closest · QE-63
Napa Wine
Closescore 2.55
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · MQ1-49
Raspberry Truffle
Closescore 2.58
Option 3 · 700B-6
Sequoia Dusk
Closescore 3.18
North American colour card.
Closest · DEA145
Wine Stain
Similarscore 3.81
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · DE6021
Outer Boundary
Nearest availablescore 5.90
Option 3 · DEA194
Mulberry
Nearest availablescore 5.97
From the trade
Paint Brinjal 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 Brinjal, 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.
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.