Double Cream is a pale yellow from Farrow & Ball, hex #DFC7A6. Its light reflectance value is 59.3, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #DFC7A6
- RGB
- 223, 199, 166
- HSL
- 35°, 47%, 76%
- CMYK
- 0, 11, 26, 13
- LRV
- 59.3
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.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Double Cream are Golden Lake 0316 by Colourtrend (excellent match), Rope Knot by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Squire Hill Buff 1068 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.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Dulux Heritage has 3 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Crown has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Curator has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream. 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 Double Cream
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream. 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 Double Cream
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Lick has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Double Cream
Ronseal has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Double Cream. 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 Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Double Cream on it, so some of them look quite different.
Double Cream is the 1,529th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.