Striking new colours from Farrow & Ball

Colour experts Farrow & Ball unveil eighteen new and exciting colours for 2008

The new Farrow & Ball Colour Card is bursting with a range of stunningly contemporary colours. Created in keeping with time honoured Farrow & Ball tradition, each new colour proudly boasts a name and source of inspiration which makes it as historically rooted as it is strikingly modern. Eighteen new colours have added a more contemporary edge to the colour card and include a mixture of versatile neutrals, pretty pastels, rich greys and earthy chocolate browns, as well as a few surprises!

The ultimate in depth of colour and elegance of finish, Farrow & Ball paints have been famed across the world for over seventy years. Made at the Farrow & Ball factory in Dorset, England, using more high quality pigment in every tin than any other manufacturer, the new colours can be used to create a fresh and contemporary look for any home.

Promising the same intensity of tone that is the hallmark of Farrow & Ball, the new colours are available in a range of finishes, giving you a world of choice and guaranteeing perfect results, both inside and outside the home. All colours no longer on the card are always still available to buy, so you can combine your old favourites with some of the true classics as well as the new arrivals.

	No. 239 Wimborne White An attractive pale-cream white named after the historic Dorset town where Farrow & Ball was founded in the 1930s.
	No. 240 Cat's Paw A stylish, yellow-based neutral colour which has an especially soft tone.
	No.241 Skimming Stone A highly versatile new white for the contemporary interior inspired by a colour which was often used in the 19th century as a typical ‘skim’ colour or, more literally, a ‘white-wash’ for walls.
	No.242 Pavilion Gray A pretty, light grey reminiscent of an elegant colour used in Sweden in the late 18th century during the reign of Gustav III.
	No. 243 Charleston Gray Inspired by the colour used by Bloomsbury Group painters at Charleston Farmhouse in the 1920s, this grey has a modern feel that is very warm in effect.
	No.244 London Clay An attractive deep, dark brown which is bolder than the popular Farrow & Ball London Stone.
	No.245 Middleton Pink A very delicate and near-translucent traditional pale pink which is pretty without being too sugary.
	No.246 Cinder Rose An unusual, fresh mauve-pink colour that is reminiscent of understated but comfortable Regency country house bedroom interiors.
	No.247 Terre D’Egypte A deliciously bold, warm red-brown terracotta, suitable for both interior and exterior use.
	No.248 Incarnadine A rich, crimson red, similar to the red gloss paint used by the late David Hicks at Baron’s Court in the 1970s.
	No.249 Lancaster Yellow A fresh and clean pale yellow that is derived from a paint colour at Nancy Lancaster’s mid-20th century home, Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire.
	No.250 Tunsgate Green A delicate pale yellowish green that can be used with a clean white to maintain its clarity or against much darker colours to act as an interesting neutral.
	No.251 Churlish Green This yellow-green colour has been used decoratively for centuries, both on its own and as a ground beneath patterned wallpapers.
	No.252 Pavilion Blue A cheerful, attractive, straightforward blue that shares the stylish Scandinavian quality of Pavilion Gray.
	No.253 Drawing Room Blue A traditional ‘salon’ blue, this colour’s clean hue is reminiscent of the pigment Cobalt, used by artists and discerning decorators ever since its discovery in the 19th century.
	No.254 Pelt A rich plum-brown, lighter and less red than Farrow & Ball’s famous Brinjal but with the same dramatic effect.
	No.255 Tanner’s Brown A dark, earthy brown, considered one of the most timeless of decorative tones.
	No.256 Pitch Black A truer, more intense black than No.57 Off-Black.