Farrow & Ball · No. 218 · Yellows
Farrow & Ball
Yellow Ground
PPG
Maybe Maui
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 · 135
Sunlight
Similarscore 4.80
A sensible alternative, but clearly its own colour beside the original.
Option 2 · 337
Giallo
Nearest availablescore 6.36
Option 3 · 53
Light Gold
Nearest availablescore 6.96
Sold through independent stockists in the UK and mixed to order.
UK stockists
Closest · 180
Beverly Hills
Very closescore 1.52
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 298
Broadway Lights
Closescore 2.14
Option 3 · 305
Country Comfort
Closescore 2.33
North American colour card.
Closest · SW 9021
Naples Yellow
Very closescore 1.52
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · SW 9022
Yellow Bird
Very closescore 1.69
Option 3 · SW 6688
Solaria
Very closescore 1.87
North American colour card. The Valspar range sold in UK stores is different.
Closest · 2008-1C
Bask in the Glow
Closescore 2.28
Same family and depth. Expect a slight shift in warmth or strength.
Option 2 · 2008-2A
Butterscotch Cream
Closescore 2.44
Option 3 · 3004-4A
Brushed Almond
Closescore 2.48
North American colour card.
Closest · 1210-4
Maybe Maui
Very closescore 1.22
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 1205-5
Evening Glow
Closescore 2.44
Option 3 · 1209-4
Yukon Gold
Closescore 3.04
North American colour card.
Closest · 350C-3
Applesauce
Very closescore 1.68
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · 320C-3
Honey Butter
Closescore 2.45
Option 3 · M290-4
Garbanzo Paste
Closescore 2.57
North American colour card.
Closest · DE5332
Burmese Tan
Very closescore 1.49
A small difference you may see with the two side by side.
Option 2 · DE5374
Almond Cookie
Very closescore 1.81
Option 3 · DE5381
Summertime
Closescore 3.06
From the trade
Paint Yellow Ground 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 Yellow Ground, 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.