Match Pavilion Blue
Farrow & Ball Pavilion Blue is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 78. 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 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 79 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 78 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pearl Colour - Pale reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Pavilion Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
S 1002-Y20R reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cabbage White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes Pavilion Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.