Match Stiffkey Blue

Farrow & Ball Stiffkey Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 10. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Stiffkey Blue
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Stiffkey Blue
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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.

Into the Stratosphere
Into the Stratosphere
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Into the Stratosphere vs Stiffkey Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Into the Stratosphere
0627 · LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Evening Dove
Evening Dove
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Evening Dove vs Stiffkey Blue
Benjamin Moore
Evening Dove
2128-30 · LRV 12
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Stiffkey Blue
Juniper Ash
Stiffkey Blue
Juniper Ash
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10

A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
English Channel
English Channel
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
English Channel vs Stiffkey Blue
Behr
English Channel
PPU14-19 · LRV 11
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Goblin
Goblin
Stiffkey Blue vs Goblin
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
PPG
Goblin
PPG1040-7 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Mineral Gray
Stiffkey Blue
Mineral Gray
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Mineral Gray
2740 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Breton Blue
Breton Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Breton Blue vs Stiffkey Blue
Dulux
Breton Blue
30BB 10/112 · LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Denim
Stiffkey Blue vs Denim
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
Tikkurila
Denim
N429 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Industrial Blue
Industrial Blue
Stiffkey Blue vs Industrial Blue
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
Jotun
Industrial Blue
5455 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Wine Dark
Wine Dark
Stiffkey Blue vs Wine Dark
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Wine Dark
308 · LRV 13

With LRVs of 13 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
RAL 820-5
RAL 820-5
Stiffkey Blue vs RAL 820-5
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 820-5
RAL 820-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Grey Blue
Grey Blue
Stiffkey Blue vs Grey Blue
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey Blue
RAL 5008 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Passageway
Passageway
Stiffkey Blue vs Passageway
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

Passageway reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.3Noticeable
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
S 6010-B50G
S 6010-B50G
Stiffkey Blue vs S 6010-B50G
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
NCS
S 6010-B50G
S 6010-B50G · LRV 13

S 6010-B50G reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.4Distinct