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Eating Room Red vs Oval Room Blue paint color comparison

Eating Room Red vs Oval Room Blue

Eating Room RedFarrow & BallvsOval Room BlueFarrow & BallΔE 42.9 — Very different colors

Eating Room Red and Oval Room Blue come from the same Farrow & Ball collection. Hue-wise, Eating Room Red belongs to the pink-red family and Oval Room Blue to the blue-grey family. The 20-point LRV gap — 32 for Oval Room Blue vs 12 for Eating Room Red — means Oval Room Blue will open up a space more effectively. Where Eating Room Red leans warm, Oval Room Blue reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 42.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Eating Room Red vs Oval Room Blue in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Eating Room Red and Oval Room Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Living Room

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Oval Room Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Eating Room Red.

Eating Room RedFarrow and Ball Eating Room Red 43 living room

@my_humble_house

Oval Room BlueOval Room Blue living room review

@behind_a_yellow_door

Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Oval Room Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Eating Room RedFarrow and Ball Eating Room Red 43 bedroom accent wall

@renovating_henry

Oval Room BlueOval Room Blue bedroom paint review

@behind_a_yellow_door

Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Oval Room Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Eating Room Red would.

Eating Room RedFarrow and Ball Eating Room Red 43 dining room

@reiniergosker

Oval Room BlueFarrow and Ball Oval Room Blue 85 dining room

@gatchesgopostwar

Kitchen Cabinets

Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Oval Room Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Eating Room RedFarrow and Ball Eating Room Red 43 kitchen cabinets

@joannaswinmoor

Oval Room BlueOval Room Blue dusted kitchen cabinets

@gingerytiger

Color Details

Eating Room Red
Farrow & Ball · 43
Hex#8f4e4d
LRV12.2
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number43
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark
View Eating Room Red →
Oval Room Blue
Farrow & Ball · 85
Hex#8b9d9b
LRV32.0
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number85
Undertone—
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium
View Oval Room Blue →

Eating Room Red vs Oval Room Blue Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Eating Room Red on one side and Oval Room Blue on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.