Farrow & Ball · No. 2010 · Whites
Farrow & Ball
James White
Valspar
Whitewashed Oak
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 · 330
Silent White - Mid
Very closescore 1.67
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 37
Stock
Closescore 2.32
Option 3 · 219
Mirror
Closescore 2.38
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 926
Seashell
Near identicalscore 0.48
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · 939
Royal Silk
Near identicalscore 0.81
Option 3 · OC-33
Opaline
Near identicalscore 0.81
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 7563
Restful White
Near identicalscore 0.97
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · SW 0050
Classic Light Buff
Very closescore 1.82
Option 3 · SW 6385
Dover White
Very closescore 1.82
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 7006-23
Whitewashed Oak
Near identicalscore 0.43
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · 3005-10C
Summer Linen
Near identicalscore 0.51
Option 3 · 7006-13
Pontoon White
Very closescore 1.00
North American colour card.
Closest · 14-12
Jewel White
Near identicalscore 0.46
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · 1104-1
White Rock
Near identicalscore 0.71
Option 3 · 1112-1
Little Lamb
Very closescore 1.00
North American colour card.
Closest · PPU9-15
Summer Jasmine
Near identicalscore 0.43
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · 710C-1
Parchment Paper
Very closescore 1.16
Option 3 · GR-W13
Polished Marble
Very closescore 1.16
North American colour card.
Closest · DEW351
Antique White
Very closescore 1.12
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · DE5491
Glisten Green
Very closescore 1.55
Option 3 · DEW339
Bone China
Very closescore 1.74
From the trade
Paint James 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 James 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.
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.