Borrowed Light is a pale grey from Farrow & Ball, hex #D1DADB. Its light reflectance value is 68.8, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #D1DADB
- RGB
- 209, 218, 219
- HSL
- 186°, 12%, 84%
- CMYK
- 5, 0, 0, 14
- LRV
- 68.8
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 Borrowed Light are Winter Sky by Acres Hall (excellent match), Dawn Swim by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Blue Lace 1625 by Benjamin Moore (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.
Acres Hall equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Acres Hall has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Farrelly & Co has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Fleetwood has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Lick equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Lick has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Crown equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Crown has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Dulux Heritage has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Little Greene has 3 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Curator equivalents to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Curator has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. 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.
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 Borrowed Light on it, so some of them look quite different.
Borrowed Light is the 515th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.