Farrow & Ball · W108 · Yellows
Farrow & Ball
Broccoli Brown
Sherwin-Williams
Resort Tan
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 · 40
Silt
Nearest availablescore 5.77
This brand has nothing closer. Treat it as a starting point only.
Option 2 · 233
Serpentine
Nearest availablescore 8.63
Option 3 · 117
Lead Colour
Nearest availablescore 9.43
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · AF-110
Coriander Seed
Very closescore 1.35
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · CSP-1045
Wet Clay
Closescore 2.21
Option 3 · CW-150
Everard Coffee
Closescore 2.31
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 7550
Resort Tan
Near identicalscore 0.81
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · SW 6144
Dapper Tan
Very closescore 1.22
Option 3 · SW 2841
Weathered Shingle
Very closescore 1.42
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 2008-9B
Caramelized Onion
Closescore 2.96
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 3007-9B
Winter Delta
Closescore 3.18
Option 3 · 3002-9B
Mocha Syrup
Closescore 3.33
North American colour card.
Closest · 1097-6
Rain Barrel
Very closescore 1.80
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1085-6
Hat Box Brown
Closescore 2.91
Option 3 · 1024-6
Patches
Closescore 3.17
North American colour card.
Closest · HDC-NT-11
Sandalwood Tan
Very closescore 1.36
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · PPU7-03
Macchiato
Very closescore 1.63
Option 3 · PPU7-03A
Sofisticata
Closescore 2.70
North American colour card.
Closest · DE6216
Barrel Stove
Very closescore 1.35
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · DE6209
Rock 'n' Oak
Closescore 2.31
Option 3 · DE6125
Carved Wood
Closescore 3.04
From the trade
Paint Broccoli Brown 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 Broccoli Brown, 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.