Drop Cloth is a light neutral from Farrow & Ball, hex #BCB6A3. Its light reflectance value is 46.8, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #BCB6A3
- RGB
- 188, 182, 163
- HSL
- 46°, 16%, 69%
- CMYK
- 0, 3, 13, 26
- LRV
- 46.8
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 Drop Cloth are Urban Sophisticate CSP-160 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Ashford Greige by Fleetwood (excellent match) and Pistachio Cream Rmc by Johnstone's (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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Curator equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Curator has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Little Greene has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Crown equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Crown has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Lick equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Lick has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Alchemist has 3 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Drop Cloth
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth. 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 Drop Cloth
Ronseal has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Drop Cloth. 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 Neutrals
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Drop Cloth on it, so some of them look quite different.
Drop Cloth is the 520th of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.