Farrow & Ball · W101 · Reds and browns
Farrow & Ball
Deep Reddish Brown
Benjamin Moore
Earth Brown
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 · 140
Tuscan Red
Nearest availablescore 6.79
This brand has nothing closer. Treat it as a starting point only.
Option 2 · 7
Adventurer
Nearest availablescore 8.98
Option 3 · 6
Ashes of Roses
Nearest availablescore 10.82
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 2102-10
Earth Brown
Very closescore 1.01
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 2103-30
Peatmoss
Very closescore 1.34
Option 3 · CW-260
Reid Brown
Very closescore 1.37
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 2837
Aurora Brown
Closescore 2.03
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · SW 6062
Rugged Brown
Closescore 2.55
Option 3 · SW 7594
Carriage Door
Closescore 3.43
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 2011-8
Double Chocolate
Closescore 2.69
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 1005-9A
Rich Chocolate
Closescore 3.40
Option 3 · 2009-9
Western Brown
Similarscore 3.84
North American colour card.
Closest · 1060-7
Warm Mahogany
Very closescore 1.95
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 16-08
Antique Mahogany
Closescore 2.09
Option 3 · 1072-7
Bird House Brown
Closescore 2.53
North American colour card.
Closest · MQ1-62
Leather Clutch
Closescore 2.01
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · PPU2-19
Royal Liqueur
Closescore 2.07
Option 3 · MQ1-19
Dressed To Impress
Closescore 2.69
North American colour card.
Closest · DEA148
Sunken Ship
Very closescore 1.94
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · DE6028
Dark Ruby
Closescore 2.56
Option 3 · DE6056
Buffalo Herd
Closescore 3.42
From the trade
Paint Deep Reddish 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 Deep Reddish 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.
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.