Match Ancona Blue
Farrow & Ball Ancona Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 48. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 48 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Ancona Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Plunge the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (48 vs 45) makes Ancona Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Ancona Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Ancona Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Ancona Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Ancona Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.