String is a pale yellow from Farrow & Ball, hex #D9CBAE. Its light reflectance value is 60.5, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #D9CBAE
- RGB
- 217, 203, 174
- HSL
- 40°, 36%, 77%
- CMYK
- 0, 6, 20, 15
- LRV
- 60.5
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 String are Loofah by Johnstone's (excellent match), 46YY 63147 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Warm Straw by Dulux (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.
Johnstone's equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Colourtrend range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Alchemist range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first. Compare Farrow & Ball and Fleetwood range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Little Greene has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Little Greene range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Dulux Heritage has 4 equivalents to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Lick equivalents to Farrow & Ball String
Lick has 1 equivalent to Farrow & Ball's String, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Farrow & Ball and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Farrow & Ball String
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's String. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Farrow & Ball String
Curator has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's String. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Farrow & Ball String
Crown has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's String. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Farrow & Ball String
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's String. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Farrow & Ball and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Farrow & Ball String
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Farrow & Ball's String. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. 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 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 String on it, so some of them look quite different.
String is the 736th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.