Farrow & Ball · No. 286 · Greys
Farrow & Ball
Peignoir
Sherwin-Williams
White Truffle
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 · 213
Dorchester Pink
Similarscore 3.79
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · 220
Pink Slip
Nearest availablescore 5.27
Option 3 · 274
Confetti
Nearest availablescore 5.60
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 2110-50
Gobi Desert
Very closescore 1.43
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 2098-60
Wisp of Mauve
Very closescore 1.45
Option 3 · 2106-60
Soft Sand
Very closescore 1.87
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 6029
White Truffle
Near identicalscore 0.55
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · SW 6043
Unfussy Beige
Very closescore 1.54
Option 3 · SW 6036
Angora
Very closescore 1.80
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 1004-10B
Berry Cream
Near identicalscore 0.87
Most people could not tell these apart on the wall.
Option 2 · 2003-10C
Champagne Glee
Closescore 2.44
Option 3 · 1006-10C
Tender Shell
Closescore 2.61
North American colour card.
Closest · 1017-2
First Kiss
Very closescore 1.08
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1047-3
Just Gorgeous
Closescore 2.28
Option 3 · 1060-3
Kangaroo Paw
Closescore 2.54
North American colour card.
Closest · BIC-02
Hazy Taupe
Very closescore 1.03
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · PPU2-06
Wisp Of Mauve
Very closescore 1.83
Option 3 · MQ3-7
Vision Of Light
Closescore 2.57
North American colour card.
Closest · DE6066
Desert Rock
Very closescore 1.99
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · DE6037
Geyser
Closescore 2.51
Option 3 · DE6073
New Wool
Closescore 2.84
From the trade
Paint Peignoir 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 Peignoir, 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.
Peignoir 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.