Farrow & Ball · W92 · Pinks and reds
Farrow & Ball
Lake Red
Sherwin-Williams
Eros Pink
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 · 191
Leather
Nearest availablescore 6.14
This brand has nothing closer. Treat it as a starting point only.
Option 2 · 189
Carmine
Nearest availablescore 7.27
Option 3 · 13
Mischief
Nearest availablescore 9.14
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 2086-30
Rosy Blush
Closescore 2.45
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 2081-30
Vibrant Blush
Closescore 2.94
Option 3 · 1342
Mardi Gras
Closescore 3.05
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 6860
Eros Pink
Near identicalscore 0.68
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · SW 6586
Heartfelt
Closescore 3.40
Option 3 · SW 6855
Dragon Fruit
Nearest availablescore 5.29
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 1006-1A
Whipped Strawberry
Similarscore 4.14
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · 1005-1A
Berrylicious
Similarscore 4.15
Option 3 · 1004-1A
Berry Blush
Similarscore 4.32
North American colour card.
Closest · 1184-7
California Wine
Very closescore 1.54
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1184-6
Kenny's Kiss
Closescore 3.10
Option 3 · 1186-6
Salsa Diane
Similarscore 4.21
North American colour card.
Closest · M160-6
Matadors Cape
Closescore 2.59
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · MQ4-1
Candy Drop
Closescore 2.60
Option 3 · 180D-5
Sahara Sun
Closescore 2.67
North American colour card.
Closest · DE5048
Pink Punch
Closescore 2.87
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · DE5054
Candied Apple
Closescore 3.29
Option 3 · DE5069
Cherry Hill
Closescore 3.40
From the trade
Paint Lake Red 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 Lake Red, 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.