Match Babouche
Farrow & Ball Babouche is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 57. 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 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Babouche the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 70 vs 57, Banana Split is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Babouche reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Babouche reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 27.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 57 vs 29, Babouche is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 29.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.