Match Wine Dark
Farrow & Ball Wine Dark is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 13. 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.



With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Pearl blackberry reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 13), opening up a space where Wine Dark encloses it. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



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.



With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Steel Symphony 1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


S 5010-R90B reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.





