String vs Hammock
Where String belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Hammock is a Little Greene color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (62 vs 60), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. String runs warm while Hammock is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
String vs Hammock in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. String and Hammock are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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String vs Hammock Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see String on one side and Hammock on the other.
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.
More String comparisons
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