No. 228

Cornforth White

Cornforth White is rated 4.7 out of 5 by 11.
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75 Years of Perfecting Paint
  • Handcrafted in Dorset
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An understated grey

Cornforth White is the mid tone in the group of Easy Neutrals which are totally understated and extremely versatile. Neither too warm nor too cool, Cornforth White sits contentedly between Ammonite and Purbeck Stone to create a hushed and calming retreat. Named in memory of John Cornforth, the revered architectural historian, contrast with Wevet to enhance its grey qualities.

Complementary white: Wevet

Key features

The finest ingredients

The finest ingredients

We’re dedicated to perfecting the art of paint. At our home in Dorset, we combine the finest ingredients, 75 years of experience and technical precision to help you create beautiful spaces that stay beautiful. Even in our colour rich paints, less than 8% of the tin is the colour. The other 92% is what creates the quality, depth and extraordinary response to light that transforms your home. 
 
Paint is like coffee. The colour is the froth on the top, but it’s the quality of the rest of the cup that makes it taste good. 
– Richard Ball, Farrow & Ball Co-founder 

We use twelve exclusive pigments, all specifically selected for their colour intensity. We take colour seriously, so naturally, we only accept the very best. By using these same pigments to make every colour in our palette, all our shades combine effortlessly, making it easy for you to put together a cohesive colour scheme. 

Deeper, richer colours

Deeper, richer colours

Packed with pigment for an extraordinary response to every kind of light.

We add generous helpings of rich pigment to create our signature look – deep colours with complex undertones. The same space that feels bright and airy in morning sun, can feel cosy and intimate by evening. Our teams design each shade under every kind of light, so it will be perfectly balanced in every setting.

Extraordinary response to light

Extraordinary response to light

We spend months carefully crafting and testing each of our paint colours to make sure they share our signature extraordinary response to light. This beautiful reaction to changing light, like bringing out different undertones or shifting intensity, is what makes our paint so special.

Interior and exterior finishes

Interior and exterior finishes

From walls, floors and furniture to radiators, skirtings and sheds, our range of paint finishes can help you transform almost any surface in your home (and outside it, too).

We even have multi-surface finishes like Dead Flat and Full Gloss, so you can tackle walls, woodwork and metal at the same time. 

Our comprehensive range is comprised of paint finishes that not only look beautiful, but offer different practical benefits. Designed for a variety of different surfaces, each finish is compatible with our high-performance Primers & Undercoats to ensure exceptional coverage, adhesion and depth of colour. 


Colour Story

Complementary White

Wevet

One of our Easy Neutrals, Wevet is clean, understated and incredibly easy to live with.
Find out more about Wevet No.273

Every colour in the Farrow & Ball palette is paired with a specific shade of white, these are selected to celebrate a shared undertone and create harmonious spaces alongside your chosen colour.


Find your perfect finish:

Available in new
Dead Flat

 

Walls, woodwork
& metal

Kitchen walls & ceilings

Bathroom walls
& ceilings

Ceilings

Interior
woodwork

Interior
flooring

Front doors
& woodwork

Exterior
metals

Exterior walls

Traditional plasterwork

Intricate mouldings


Recommended Primer & Undercoat

Primers & UndercoatPrimers & Undercoat

White & Light Tones

Our White & Light Tones Primer & Undercoat creates a wonderful base for our softest shades. Covering imperfections on your surface and adding extra depth of colour, this primer is based on our simplest colour, All White.

Made with the same natural ingredients and pigments as our topcoats, our Primer & Undercoat is the crucial foundation for creating a rich, even and longer lasting finish.


Colour Schemes

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#ECEBE9
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accent Colour Wevet
No.273
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trim Colour Ammonite
No.274
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#C0BCB3
#87847F
#C0BCB3
accent Colour Purbeck Stone
No.275
#87847F
trim Colour Mole's Breath
No.276
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#F6F6F2
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#F6F6F2
accent Colour All White
No.2005
#E4E2DC
trim Colour Strong White
No.2001

Sample Our Favourite Greys

The best way to experience our colours before taking the plunge is with a true-to-colour paint sample. To help you narrow down your shortlist of shades, we've curated three of our most popular grey shades to help you find your perfect match.

Sample selection contains 3 x 100ml Sample Pots of our beautiful Ammonite, Skimming Stone and Elephant's Breath.




Rated 5 out of 5 by from Cornforth White in lounge. Painted today. Drying quickly to lovely brush free matt velvety finish. Soft warm grey.
Date published: 2023-11-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Cornforth White After a hiccup with first delivery F&B sorted quickly and sent out new tin… Fantastic customer service. Lovely warm colour. Was initially only going to do one wall but it is so nice considering buying more to do the whole room…
Date published: 2023-10-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Dead flat paint Very good coverage for wood & walls. Good quality paint.
Date published: 2023-08-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Lovely paint, as usual Lovely colour, easy to apply, dries quickly and looks beautiful
Date published: 2023-07-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great Depth of Hue This is a warm, soft grey, light with a touch of lavender in it. Using Estate Emulsion in a bathroom with porcelain tile floor and walls. It brings out the veining in the tile and is a nice complement to the white fixtures. I used to rely on BM, but FB quality cannot be topped.
Date published: 2023-06-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by from The perfect light grey We used this colour for a Master Bedroom, our Client particularly likes more cool grey tones and this was the perfect colour for them. It's not too dark or light and has a warm undertone to it. The Client was a really pleased with the result.
Date published: 2023-02-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by from colette stole my chill room…oh well it suits her cannot get enough of the tone of cornforth white on the floor couple with F&B wall paper and setting plaster trim and pipe. something about it reminds me of my grandma’s kimono.
Date published: 2022-10-02
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Flawless colour and paint, shame about the fumes. Used internally as I wanted something a bit more robust for house with kids. The fumes was over powering. There should have be advice for reducing fumes when used internally.
Date published: 2023-04-05
Rated 3 out of 5 by from Cornforth White No. 228: has the hue changed? We used this lovely paint when we modernised our Victorian kitchen back in 2008. We repainted the walls using the same paint pot about 5 years ago. I recently bought a new pot and to my dismay find that it is a considerable lighter colour. What can explain this? What can I do?
Date published: 2023-05-27