Farrow & Ball · No. 292 · Neutrals and stones
Farrow & Ball
Treron
Valspar
Folkstone
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 · 117
Lead Colour
Similarscore 4.37
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · 233
Serpentine
Similarscore 4.52
Option 3 · 40
Silt
Nearest availablescore 5.14
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 1560
Antique Pewter
Very closescore 1.64
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1497
Rolling Hills
Very closescore 1.88
Option 3 · CC-722
Vineland
Very closescore 1.88
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 7743
Mountain Road
Closescore 2.98
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · SW 6165
Connected Gray
Closescore 3.01
Option 3 · SW 6172
Hardware
Similarscore 4.47
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 6001-2A
Folkstone
Very closescore 1.05
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 5003-2A
Cottage Lattice Green
Closescore 3.24
Option 3 · 6001-2B
Smoky Olive
Closescore 3.24
North American colour card.
Closest · 1029-5
Meander
Very closescore 1.33
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1031-5
Seaweed Wrap
Closescore 2.52
Option 3 · 1032-5
Tortuga
Closescore 3.32
North American colour card.
Closest · UL200-5
Dried Basil
Very closescore 1.10
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · N220-5
Ottertail
Very closescore 1.14
Option 3 · PPU8-21
Mossy Bank
Closescore 2.47
North American colour card.
Closest · DE6278
Stone Creek
Closescore 3.32
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · DE6236
Wilderness
Similarscore 4.02
Option 3 · DE6258
Ivy Garden
Similarscore 4.28
From the trade
Paint Treron 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 Treron, 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.