Blue Ground is a light blue from Farrow & Ball, hex #9FC5C8. Its light reflectance value is 51.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #9FC5C8
- RGB
- 159, 197, 200
- HSL
- 184°, 27%, 70%
- CMYK
- 21, 1, 0, 22
- LRV
- 51.5
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 Blue Ground are INKY POOL 4 by Dulux (good match), New Duck Egg by Johnstone's (good match) and Tranquil Blue 2051-50 by Benjamin Moore (good 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.
Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Dulux has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Johnstone's has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Crown equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Crown has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Lick equivalents to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Lick has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Curator has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Acres Hall has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Blue Ground
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Blue Ground. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. 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.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Blue Ground on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blue Ground is the 1,396th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.