Blackened is a pale grey from Farrow & Ball, hex #DBDBDB. Its light reflectance value is 70.8, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #DBDBDB
- RGB
- 219, 219, 219
- HSL
- 0°, 0%, 86%
- CMYK
- 0, 0, 0, 14
- LRV
- 70.8
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Blackened are Smooth Stone by Ronseal (excellent match), 30RB 73016 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Grey Wisp by Dulux (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Ronseal equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Ronseal has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Crown equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Crown has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Dulux Heritage has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Curator equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Curator has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Lick equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Lick has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blackened
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blackened, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Farrow & Ball against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Blackened on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blackened is the 1st of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.