Match Whirlybird
Farrow & Ball Whirlybird is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 46. 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 49 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (53 vs 46) makes Belladonna's Leaf the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Whirlybird reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Freshwater Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 48 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Flannel reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (53 vs 46) makes S 2010-G50Y the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pastel green reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.