Selvedge is a mid-tone blue from Farrow & Ball, hex #7C9097. Its light reflectance value is 26.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#7C9097
RGB
124, 144, 151
HSL
196°, 11%, 54%
CMYK
18, 5, 0, 41
LRV
26.5

See it on the walls

A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.

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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 Selvedge are Denim Drift by Dulux (good match), Denim Drift by Dulux Trade (good match) and Amsterdam AF-550 by Benjamin Moore (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.

Denim Drift

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Denim Drift

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Amsterdam AF-550

Benjamin Moore

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Smoky Day 0491

Colourtrend

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Seastone

Johnstone's

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Lust For Life

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

James

Little Greene

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Blue 17

Lick

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Dulux has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.

Denim Drift

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

STEEL SYMPHONY 2

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Nordic Waters

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

Cuspian

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

WINTER TEAL 2

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Dulux Trade has 3 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.

Denim Drift

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

70BG 28060

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

90BG 30073

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

16BB 27091

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

90BG 31124

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Amsterdam AF-550

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Wild Blue Yonder CSP-620

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Polaris Blue 1649

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Chriswell Blue CW-660

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Van Courtland Blue HC-145

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.

Smoky Day 0491

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Miracle Bay 0471

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Holly Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Long Weekend

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Ocean Melody 0499

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.

Seastone

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Symphony Of Blue

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Symmetry

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Chalky Blue

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Pachyderm

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.

Lust For Life

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Malin

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Killala Bay Retreat

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

Caravel Batik

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.8

Closest Little Greene paints to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Little Greene has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.

James

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Perpetual Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Grey Stone

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.9

Closest Lick paints to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Lick has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.

Blue 17

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Blue 18

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.1

Teal 02

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.6

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Roney Point

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Byron

Not a Match · ΔE 9.1

Bryan

Not a Match · ΔE 9.4

Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Ronseal has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.

Dusky Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.6

Moonlight Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 7.7

Cornflower

Not a Match · ΔE 8.1

Closest Alchemist paints to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Alchemist has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.

Nature Walk

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.3

Coastal Calm

Not a Match · ΔE 6.6

Etching

Not a Match · ΔE 7.3

Closest Crown paints to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Crown has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.

Mid Grey

Close Alternative · ΔE 6.0

Button Box

Not a Match · ΔE 7.1

Ivy Grey

Not a Match · ΔE 7.3

Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Curator has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.

Looming Sky

Not a Match · ΔE 6.1

Broken Slate

Not a Match · ΔE 6.4

Line Art

Not a Match · ΔE 6.5

Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Maritime Teal

Not a Match · ΔE 6.8

Boathouse Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 6.8

Violet Night

Not a Match · ΔE 8.9

Closest Acres Hall paints to Farrow & Ball Selvedge

Acres Hall has nothing close to Farrow & Ball's Selvedge. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.

Ashen

Not a Match · ΔE 8.7

Locke House

Not a Match · ΔE 8.8

Chapter House

Not a Match · ΔE 10.8

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.

The Avenue

Curator

Clear Your Mind

Johnstone's

64BG 78058

Dulux Trade

Sweet Illusion

Johnstone's

Neutrals alongside

Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.

Exhale AF-515

Benjamin Moore

Santorini Blue 1634

Benjamin Moore

Winding Water

Johnstone's

Scrapbook

Crown

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Craters Cove

Fleetwood

Blue 07

Lick

Providence Blue 1636

Benjamin Moore

WINTER TEAL 4

Dulux

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Copper Trail

Johnstone's

Terrazzo Brown CSP-360

Benjamin Moore

71RR 58199

Dulux Trade

10YY 11187

Dulux Trade

Where it sits in the Blues

Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Selvedge on it, so some of them look quite different.

Selvedge is the 1,219th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.