Folly Green is a light green from Farrow & Ball, hex #90AA86. Its light reflectance value is 36.4, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #90AA86
- RGB
- 144, 170, 134
- HSL
- 103°, 17%, 60%
- CMYK
- 15, 0, 21, 33
- LRV
- 36.4
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 Folly Green are Pear Cactus by Johnstone's (good match), Aharney Dew by Acres Hall (good match) and Aquamarine - Deep by Little Greene (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.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Johnstone's has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Dulux Trade paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Dulux Trade has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Colourtrend paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Dulux paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Dulux has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Lick has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Closest Benjamin Moore paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Benjamin Moore has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Curator has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Crown has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. 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 Folly Green
Alchemist has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Folly Green
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Folly Green. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co 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 Folly Green on it, so some of them look quite different.
Folly Green is the 444th of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.