Farrow & Ball · No. 2006 · Whites
Farrow & Ball
Great White
Benjamin Moore
Bridal Rose
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 · 139
Chemise
Closescore 3.05
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 26
Julie's Dream
Similarscore 3.89
Option 3 · 25
Hollyhock
Similarscore 4.31
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 1247
Bridal Rose
Near identicalscore 0.67
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · 2110-60
Pampas Grass
Very closescore 1.14
Option 3 · 2113-70
Antique Pearl
Very closescore 1.48
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 6007
Smart White
Near identicalscore 0.67
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · SW 6021
Dreamy White
Very closescore 1.24
Option 3 · SW 6028
Cultured Pearl
Very closescore 1.64
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 1003-10C
Napa Dawn
Very closescore 1.53
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1004-8C
Pressed Blossoms
Very closescore 1.56
Option 3 · 1007-8C
Sweet Pastel
Very closescore 1.95
North American colour card.
Closest · 1046-1
Milk And Cookies
Near identicalscore 0.87
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · 1057-1
Macadamia Nut
Very closescore 1.89
Option 3 · 1061-2
Wistful Beige
Very closescore 1.92
North American colour card.
Closest · PPU17-06
Crushed Peony
Very closescore 1.05
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · MQ3-3
Pink Chalk
Very closescore 1.06
Option 3 · HDC-CT-17
Pale Starlet
Very closescore 1.39
North American colour card.
Closest · DE6036
Cloudy Gray
Very closescore 1.24
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · DE6029
Mother of Pearl
Very closescore 1.50
Option 3 · DE6393
Mountain Air
Very closescore 1.82
From the trade
Paint Great White 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 Great White, 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.
Great White 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.