Castle Gray is a light green from Farrow & Ball, hex #8A968E. Its light reflectance value is 29.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #8A968E
- RGB
- 138, 150, 142
- HSL
- 140°, 5%, 56%
- CMYK
- 8, 0, 5, 41
- LRV
- 29.2
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 Castle Gray are Rushing River 1574 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), 77GY 32058 by Dulux Trade (good match) and Lagoon by Fleetwood (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 Castle Gray
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Dulux Trade has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Lick equivalents to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Lick has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Dulux has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Curator has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Crown has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Farrow & Ball Castle Gray
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Castle Gray. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage 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 Greens
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Castle Gray on it, so some of them look quite different.
Castle Gray is the 746th of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.