Book Room Red is a mid-tone red from Farrow & Ball, hex #A6665A. Its light reflectance value is 18.3, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #A6665A
- RGB
- 166, 102, 90
- HSL
- 9°, 30%, 50%
- CMYK
- 0, 39, 46, 35
- LRV
- 18.3
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 Book Room Red are Brickyard Clay CW-235 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Red 01 by Lick (good match) and Spiced Carrot 0052 by Colourtrend (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Lick equivalents to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Lick has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Crown equivalents to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Crown has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Dulux has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Little Greene has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Alchemist has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Curator has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Book Room Red
Ronseal has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Book Room Red. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal 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 Reds
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Book Room Red on it, so some of them look quite different.
Book Room Red is the 338th of 745 reds Swatcher knows about.