Farrow & Ball · No. 270 · Greys
Farrow & Ball
Calluna
Sherwin-Williams
Sensitive Tint
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 · 274
Confetti
Nearest availablescore 8.85
This brand has nothing closer. Treat it as a starting point only.
Option 2 · 139
Chemise
Nearest availablescore 9.10
Option 3 · 106
Gauze
Nearest availablescore 9.77
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 2117-60
Winter Gray
Very closescore 1.86
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1444
New Age
Closescore 2.66
Option 3 · AF-605
Slip
Closescore 2.80
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 6267
Sensitive Tint
Very closescore 1.50
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · SW 6548
Grape Mist
Closescore 2.47
Option 3 · SW 6547
Silver Peony
Closescore 3.37
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 4002-3B
Stardust Evening
Very closescore 1.51
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1003-10B
Magic Mist
Closescore 2.74
Option 3 · 4001-3B
Brushed Lavender
Closescore 3.27
North American colour card.
Closest · 1172-3
Jam Session
Very closescore 1.90
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1174-3
Silver Chalice
Very closescore 1.99
Option 3 · 1173-3
Frosted Lilac
Closescore 3.17
North American colour card.
Closest · 730A-3
Lilac Tan
Closescore 2.44
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · MQ3-28
Rock Crystal
Closescore 2.55
Option 3 · MQ5-32
Such Melodrama
Closescore 2.56
North American colour card.
Closest · DE6387
Dangerous Robot
Closescore 2.61
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · DE6394
Eagle's View
Closescore 3.16
Option 3 · DE6380
Clouded Vision
Similarscore 3.65
From the trade
Paint Calluna 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 Calluna, 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.
Calluna is close to neutral, so almost any colour will sit beside it. These have enough character to show.
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.