Match Stone Blue

Farrow & Ball Stone Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 28. 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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Stone Blue
Farrow & Ball
Stone 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.

Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Tranquil Aqua
Tranquil Aqua
Stone Blue vs Tranquil Aqua
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Tranquil Aqua
7611 · LRV 30

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Celestial Cloud 2
Celestial Cloud 2
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Celestial Cloud 2 vs Stone Blue
Dulux
Celestial Cloud 2
50BG 32/114 · LRV 32
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28

A 4-point LRV gap (32 vs 28) makes Celestial Cloud 2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Dolphin Blue
Dolphin Blue
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Dolphin Blue vs Stone Blue
Behr
Dolphin Blue
S470-4 · LRV 30
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Polaris Blue
Polaris Blue
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Polaris Blue vs Stone Blue
Benjamin Moore
Polaris Blue
1649 · LRV 29
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Serene Stream
Stone Blue vs Serene Stream
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28
PPG
Serene Stream
PPG1154-5 · LRV 32

Serene Stream reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Ocean Melody
Ocean Melody
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Ocean Melody vs Stone Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Ocean Melody
0499 · LRV 32
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28

Ocean Melody reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Tide
Tide
Stone Blue vs Tide
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28
Tikkurila
Tide
L491 · LRV 31

Tide reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2Noticeable
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
James
James
Stone Blue vs James
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28
Little Greene
James
108 · LRV 30

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Selvedge
Stone Blue
Selvedge
Stone Blue
Farrow & Ball
Selvedge
306 · LRV 25
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9Noticeable
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Natural Blue
Natural Blue
Stone Blue vs Natural Blue
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28
Jotun
Natural Blue
5503 · LRV 29

With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.0Noticeable
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Tidepool Wonder
Tidepool Wonder
Stone Blue vs Tidepool Wonder
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28
Valspar
Tidepool Wonder
M333 · LRV 27

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), 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
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
Silver grey
Silver grey
Stone Blue vs Silver grey
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28
RAL ClassicClassic
Silver grey
RAL 7001 · LRV 32

Silver grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
RAL 810-3
RAL 810-3
Stone Blue vs RAL 810-3
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 810-3
RAL 810-3 · LRV 23

Stone Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), 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
Stone Blue
Stone Blue
S 4010-B70G
S 4010-B70G
Stone Blue vs S 4010-B70G
Farrow & Ball
Stone Blue
86 · LRV 28
NCS
S 4010-B70G
S 4010-B70G · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.4Noticeable