Farrow & Ball · CC8 · Neutrals and stones
Farrow & Ball
Faded Terracotta
Dunn-Edwards
Field of Wheat
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 · 334
Masquerade
Similarscore 4.19
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · 38
Hammock
Nearest availablescore 7.38
Option 3 · 34
Stone-Pale-Warm
Nearest availablescore 8.20
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · AF-205
Serendipity
Very closescore 1.86
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1206
Outer Banks
Closescore 2.69
Option 3 · 1219
Clementine Rose
Closescore 3.03
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 6352
Soft Apricot
Very closescore 1.62
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · SW 6345
Sumptuous Peach
Very closescore 1.86
Option 3 · SW 6359
Sociable
Closescore 2.05
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 2005-6A
Antelope
Very closescore 1.19
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 3002-8A
Sun Tan
Closescore 2.60
Option 3 · 2006-6B
Southern Peach
Closescore 2.65
North American colour card.
Closest · 1201-4
Gentle Doe
Closescore 2.42
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 1081-4
Cinnamon Frost
Closescore 2.77
Option 3 · 1080-3
Nutmeg Glow
Closescore 3.23
North American colour card.
Closest · 270E-3
Only Natural
Very closescore 1.26
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · S250-3
Honey Nougat
Very closescore 1.26
Option 3 · PPU3-09
Pumpkin Cream
Closescore 2.00
North American colour card.
Closest · DE5262
Field of Wheat
Very closescore 1.10
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · DEC708
Sunset Cove
Very closescore 1.87
Option 3 · DEC714
Friar Tuck
Closescore 2.59
From the trade
Paint Faded Terracotta 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 Faded Terracotta, 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.