Farrow & Ball · W56 · Greens
Farrow & Ball
Sap Green
PPG
Oregano
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 · 80
Sage Green
Similarscore 4.65
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · 86
Garden
Nearest availablescore 6.22
Option 3 · 71
Citrine
Nearest availablescore 6.48
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 483
Home on the Range
Similarscore 3.79
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · 2145-20
Terrapin Green
Similarscore 3.87
Option 3 · 2144-20
Eucalyptus Leaf
Similarscore 3.93
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 6431
Leapfrog
Similarscore 3.93
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · SW 6438
Dill
Nearest availablescore 5.09
Option 3 · SW 6418
Rural Green
Nearest availablescore 5.87
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 6004-6C
Ivy Pasture
Closescore 2.14
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 6005-6C
Green Jalapeño
Closescore 2.36
Option 3 · 6004-4B
Bullfrog
Similarscore 3.58
North American colour card.
Closest · 1122-6
Oregano
Very closescore 1.79
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1119-7
Glade Green
Closescore 2.35
Option 3 · 11-15
Wistful Walk
Closescore 3.30
North American colour card.
Closest · N340-6
Sorrel Leaf
Closescore 2.93
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · HDC-SM14-2
Green Suede
Closescore 3.42
Option 3 · MQ6-61
Basil Chiffonade
Closescore 3.45
North American colour card.
Closest · DE5545
Fresh Artichoke
Closescore 2.02
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · DE5565
Crocodile Smile
Closescore 3.25
Option 3 · DE5531
Dark Cavern
Closescore 3.39
From the trade
Paint Sap Green 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 Sap Green, 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.