Wine Dark vs Brillant blue
Where Wine Dark belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Brillant blue is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Wine Dark belongs to the blue-grey family and Brillant blue to the blue family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (13 vs 15), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 14.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wine Dark vs Brillant blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Wine Dark and Brillant blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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Wine Dark vs Brillant blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wine Dark on one side and Brillant blue 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.
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