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Archive

Archive Collection: Archive is rated 4.8 out of 5 by 5.
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75 Years of Perfecting Paint
  • Handcrafted in Dorset
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A classic taupe

Named to reflect our traditionally rooted history, Archive is a stronger, warmer version of Joa’s White. Perceived by many as a classic taupe, it has a slightly cleaner feel than Oxford Stone and creates a rich glow in any room. This colour works particularly well in dimly lit rooms if you want to create a cosy environment, but can be surprisingly orange in brighter spaces.

This product is archived and made to order, which means samples aren't available and orders cannot be refunded or returned.

Recommended Primer & Undercoat: Mid Tones

Complementary white: Dimity

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. 

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Complementary White

Dimity

This pale and subdued taupe is brimming with warmth and an unmatchable depth
Find out more about Dimity No.2008

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

Mid Tones

Based on the colour Bone, using our Mid Tones Primer & Undercoat adds the richest depth of colour to some of our best-selling shades.

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

#D6C5B0
#B3A28E
#706556
#B3A28E
accent Colour London Stone
No.6
#706556
trim Colour Salon Drab
No.290
#D6C5B0
#878F81
#4F4A4A
#878F81
accent Colour Card Room Green
No.79
#4F4A4A
trim Colour Tanner's Brown
No.255
#D6C5B0
#EAE1D3
#DBCFBB
#EAE1D3
accent Colour Dimity
No.2008
#DBCFBB
trim Colour Joa's White
No.226

Sample Our Archive Collection 

The only way to sample all 142 colours in our archive collection, our Archive Colour Fan is the perfect design resource for those looking to sample beyond our Signature Palette.

  1. Wevet
    Wevet
    No. 273
    No. 273
  2. All White
    All White
    No. 2005
    No. 2005
  3. Ammonite
    Ammonite
    No. 274
    No. 274
  4. Blackened
    Blackened
    No. 2011
    No. 2011
  5. Cornforth White
    Cornforth White
    No. 228
    No. 228
  6. Dimpse
    Dimpse
    No. 277
    No. 277
  7. Purbeck Stone
    Purbeck Stone
    No. 275
    No. 275
  8. Pavilion Gray
    Pavilion Gray
    No. 242
    No. 242
  9. Strong White
    Strong White
    No. 2001
    No. 2001
  10. School House White
    School House White
    No. 291
    No. 291
  11. Skimming Stone
    Skimming Stone
    No. 241
    No. 241
  12. Shadow White
    Shadow White
    No. 282
    No. 282
  13. Shadow Gray
    Shadow Gray
    No. 9904
    No. 9904
  14. Skimmed Milk White
    Skimmed Milk White
    No. W7
    No. W7
  15. Light Gray
    Light Gray
    No. 17
    No. 17
  16. Lamp Room Gray
    Lamp Room Gray
    No. 88
    No. 88
  17. Blue Gray
    Blue Gray
    No. 91
    No. 91
  18. Elephant's Breath
    Elephant's Breath
    No. 229
    No. 229
  19. Charleston Gray
    Charleston Gray
    No. 243
    No. 243
  20. Mole's Breath
    Mole's Breath
    No. 276
    No. 276
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Beautiful color In a northwest facing living room, my first time painting a non white color. It’s fabulous. Starts out as a light tan in the delight hours and becomes golden at night under lamplight. The photo is the daylight view. I used the primer because I’m painting over great white. That was a positive experience all the way around
Date published: 2024-04-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Fabulous finish! Fabulous unique finish. So easy to use on all surfaces. I used Archive on walls and woodwork. I am also going to be brave and paint the radiators!
Date published: 2024-04-12