The Originals Edit 

Our curated selection of shades from the original Farrow & Ball colour card that continue to be loved today.


Hague BlueHague Blue

A stylish living room featuring walls painted in deep navy blue, with a sculptural rust-coloured lounge chair, a wooden cabinet topped with a potted plant, and a framed abstract artwork.A stylish living room featuring walls painted in deep navy blue, with a sculptural rust-coloured lounge chair, a wooden cabinet topped with a potted plant, and a framed abstract artwork.

Picture Gallery RedPicture Gallery Red

A charming children's bedroom featuring warm terracotta-red painted panelling and a matching decorative fireplace.A charming children's bedroom featuring warm terracotta-red painted panelling and a matching decorative fireplace.

PigeonPigeon

Minimalist dining room with a light wood table and six matching chairs, a large leafy plant centerpiece, and a tall cactus against a sage green wall.Minimalist dining room with a light wood table and six matching chairs, a large leafy plant centerpiece, and a tall cactus against a sage green wall.

Light BlueLight Blue

A hallway with pale blue painted walls and a traditional staircase featuring dark wooden handrails. Through an open doorway, a dark feature wall displays a delicate white botanical pattern, creating contrast with the light, airy surroundings.A hallway with pale blue painted walls and a traditional staircase featuring dark wooden handrails. Through an open doorway, a dark feature wall displays a delicate white botanical pattern, creating contrast with the light, airy surroundings.

Light GrayLight Gray

A calm, neutral bedroom featuring soft light grey walls, a bed with a textured upholstered headboard and layered bedding in cream and charcoal tones.A calm, neutral bedroom featuring soft light grey walls, a bed with a textured upholstered headboard and layered bedding in cream and charcoal tones.

Lime WhiteLime White

A bright, tranquil bathroom with soft off-white walls, featuring a freestanding oval bathtub positioned beneath a large window dressed with a sheer café curtain.A bright, tranquil bathroom with soft off-white walls, featuring a freestanding oval bathtub positioned beneath a large window dressed with a sheer café curtain.

RailingsRailings

A room with walls painted in deep navy blue, featuring a mid-century wooden sideboard topped with decorative ceramics and books.A room with walls painted in deep navy blue, featuring a mid-century wooden sideboard topped with decorative ceramics and books.

An open interior design book and dark colour card are displayed on a wooden tabletop.An open interior design book and dark colour card are displayed on a wooden tabletop.

HayHay

A warm, neutral living room featuring beige walls, blush-toned curtains and a velvet sofa in soft brown hues. Patterned cushions and a textured floor lamp add visual interest, while natural light highlights the layered, tonal colour palette.A warm, neutral living room featuring beige walls, blush-toned curtains and a velvet sofa in soft brown hues. Patterned cushions and a textured floor lamp add visual interest, while natural light highlights the layered, tonal colour palette.

On the left, several paint sample boards in soft cream and warm straw-yellow tones are arranged on a wooden tabletop.On the left, several paint sample boards in soft cream and warm straw-yellow tones are arranged on a wooden tabletop.

Mouse's BackMouse's Back

A sophisticated living room with walls painted in a warm taupe-grey shade, featuring a tufted white sofa, a sculptural table lamp and an abstract artwork in deep brown tones. Natural light casts soft shadows across the wall, highlighting the room’s calm, A sophisticated living room with walls painted in a warm taupe-grey shade, featuring a tufted white sofa, a sculptural table lamp and an abstract artwork in deep brown tones. Natural light casts soft shadows across the wall, highlighting the room’s calm,

On the left, a hand points to a photograph in an open design book showing a bright room with bookshelves and a fireplace. On the right, a shelf painted in a warm grey-brown tone displays a framed abstract artwork and ceramic vesselOn the left, a hand points to a photograph in an open design book showing a bright room with bookshelves and a fireplace. On the right, a shelf painted in a warm grey-brown tone displays a framed abstract artwork and ceramic vessel

Green SmokeGreen Smoke

A welcoming living room with walls painted in a muted green-grey shade, featuring a marble fireplace, a round decorative table, and mid-century style chairs. A large indoor tree and soft natural light complement the rich green backdrop, while artwork and A welcoming living room with walls painted in a muted green-grey shade, featuring a marble fireplace, a round decorative table, and mid-century style chairs. A large indoor tree and soft natural light complement the rich green backdrop, while artwork and

Paint sample cards displayed on a wooden surface, featuring muted shades of green, off-white and soft beigePaint sample cards displayed on a wooden surface, featuring muted shades of green, off-white and soft beige

Etruscan RedEtruscan Red

A cosy bedroom with walls painted in a rich reddish-brown shade, featuring a wooden bed dressed in neutral bedding and patterned cushions. A dark bedside table with a small lamp and decorative accessories complements the warm colour palette, while naturalA cosy bedroom with walls painted in a rich reddish-brown shade, featuring a wooden bed dressed in neutral bedding and patterned cushions. A dark bedside table with a small lamp and decorative accessories complements the warm colour palette, while natural

A hand holds a rectangular paint sample against a richly textured wall finished in deep earthy red-brown tonesA hand holds a rectangular paint sample against a richly textured wall finished in deep earthy red-brown tones

Dead SalmonDead Salmon

A cosy loft-style sitting area with tongue-and-groove walls and ceiling painted in a soft dusty pink shade. Natural light pours through a window above a wicker side table with potted plants, while a wooden armchair draped with blankets and a black desk laA cosy loft-style sitting area with tongue-and-groove walls and ceiling painted in a soft dusty pink shade. Natural light pours through a window above a wicker side table with potted plants, while a wooden armchair draped with blankets and a black desk la

A cozy attic-style bedroom with sloped, tongue-and-groove walls painted in a muted pink-beige colourA cozy attic-style bedroom with sloped, tongue-and-groove walls painted in a muted pink-beige colour

A cosy reading nook in a loft-style room painted in a soft dusty pink shade. Natural light streams through a window with a fabric blind, illuminating painted tongue-and-groove walls and ceiling.A cosy reading nook in a loft-style room painted in a soft dusty pink shade. Natural light streams through a window with a fabric blind, illuminating painted tongue-and-groove walls and ceiling.

Lessons in Colour

A new series of Lessons in Colour with Joa Studholme, Colour Curator for Farrow & Ball.

A handwritten Farrow & Ball colour card displaying 57 paint shades arranged in a grid, with painted swatches ranging from soft neutrals and greens to blues, yellows and reds.A handwritten Farrow & Ball colour card displaying 57 paint shades arranged in a grid, with painted swatches ranging from soft neutrals and greens to blues, yellows and reds.

Our Original Colours

The story of the 57 colours from our very first colour card.


Colour that comes alive in the light

Every shade we’ve developed from the very beginning has our instantly recognisable depth of colour and extraordinary reaction to light.

A dining table draped in green linen sits in a room painted in deep green tones, with sunlight casting shadows across the walls.A dining table draped in green linen sits in a room painted in deep green tones, with sunlight casting shadows across the walls.