Match Cook's Blue
Farrow & Ball Cook's Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 25. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Lobelia reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (33 vs 25) makes Blue Promise the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (32 vs 25) makes Washed Denim the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pastel blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (25 vs 18) makes Cook's Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (32 vs 25) makes Delicate Cornflower the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (25 vs 22) makes Cook's Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (36 vs 25) makes S 3010-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cook's Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.