Match Douter
Farrow & Ball Douter is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 15. 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 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (18 vs 15) makes Mouse grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (19 vs 15) makes Neptune Seas the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
