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A laid-back blue
A lighter, less grey version of popular De Nimes, Selvedge is named after the highly prized denim woven on a shuttle loom to produce closed edges. It’s particularly good in low-light spaces, creating a familiar and friendly atmosphere, making it suited to bedrooms or rooms you spend time in, in the evening. It pairs beautifully with accents of darker colours like Inchyra Blue or Hopper Head.
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
Shadow White
Shadow White is a versatile and understated colour that works brilliantly in any style of home. Find out more about Shadow White No.282
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.
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.
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 blue shades to help you find your perfect match.
Sample selection contains 3 x 100ml Sample Pots of our beautiful Inchyra Blue, Stiffkey Blue and Hague Blue.
Our expert Colour Consultants are ready and waiting to help bring your style to life. If you’d like personalised advice on how to use our paint and papers in your home, book an in-home or virtual appointment today.
When it comes to creating colour schemes, blue paint is one of the most versatile options around. In some spaces it evokes calm and serenity, while in others it’s cosy and dramatic.
Rated 5 out of
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Andy J B from
Dead Flat SelvedgeLovely colour, easy to apply, and great matt finish.
Date published: 2023-12-17
Rated 5 out of
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Charly from
Beautiful gray blueI have both Selvedge and DeNimes. Both are beautiful colors. I found that Selvedge is more gray than DeNimes, not less gray as the description says. De Nimes has more green and is a bit darker, while Selvedge is really a grayish blue. Both are lovely, rich colors; especially stunning when on well-lit walls.
Date published: 2023-11-22
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Selvedge Tester PotAbsolutely stunning colour and fabulous quality as always
Date published: 2023-11-15
Rated 5 out of
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NormanToo from
Rich and ThickLovely thick paint with a heavy pigment easy to apply with brush or roller. Might try spraying some dead flat next.
Date published: 2023-09-19
Rated 5 out of
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JacksM from
Selvidge blueLovely rich colour, north facing bedroom looks cosy
Date published: 2023-08-27
Rated 5 out of
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Puffin from
Lovely soft misty blueOur kitchen has been deNimes for the last few years: I loved it but it was always a bit darker than I had expected. Selvedge is perfect: lighter, bluer (less grey) with an almost slight green tone to it in darker light yet a very soft blue look in bright daylight. It's simply perfect, and - best of all- only needed one coat as the colour was similar to the previous paint!
Date published: 2023-08-01
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Better than expectedI really liked this product, it’s the first time I’ve used farrow and ball and it did not disappoint.
I used and hlvp spray gun to coat up some of the furniture and then a specialist roller on other components. It lays on and dries really evenly. And it hardens further over time.
Date published: 2023-07-13
Rated 5 out of
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Solihul1 from
Paint that does what it says on the tin, excellentGreat product delivered on time, well packed and looks great
Date published: 2023-06-09
Rated 5 out of
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Mandy W from
Perfect boat blue greyBeautiful colour excellent coverage brightened up our boat wonderfully
Date published: 2023-05-23
Rated 5 out of
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AnnaG from
A wonderful mid blue and perfect in Dead FlatSo happy we chose to re paint our drawing room in Selvedge. We wanted something with character that held its own in the evening but wasn’t too dark by day. This is perfect and the dead flat finish is remarkable.
Date published: 2023-05-11
Rated 5 out of
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Jo1971 from
Beautiful bedroom blueSelvedge was the perfect colour to tie in with the wallpaper and looks beautiful with accents of navy and mustard…stiffkey blue was used in the small adjoining study area with Wimborne white on the woodwork. A very happy customer 😁
Date published: 2023-04-17
Rated 5 out of
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Tmk23 from
Lovely shade of blue traditional and yet modernI have redecorated a spare room in Selvedge. I was worried about painting all the walls in this colour but it looks great. Decadent and stylish without being too dark
Date published: 2023-04-06
Rated 5 out of
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Cgb13 from
Beautiful colourThis was my first time using F&B and I couldn’t be happier. I wanted a rich colour for our office that would make the whole room feel more sophisticated and elegant. I initially thought I might go with De Nimes but the room has several dark corners so I went with Selvedge instead - best decision ever!
Date published: 2022-12-05
Rated 5 out of
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Eireann from
Sultry relaxed blue for bathroomI bought Selvedge to paint a small en suite and it was so luscious on the walls we ended up repainting our dark, north facing bathroom too. A beautiful grey blue
Date published: 2022-11-15
Rated 4 out of
5 by
Natalka from
Grey / BlueA bit more grey then I expected. But still a beautiful colour. However I didn't end up using it for my project.
Date published: 2023-06-11
Rated 1 out of
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CindyDG from
Hoping you can update samplesI had to get the pot of paint because a paper sample of this color was not available, nor is it included in my fandeck. It was also not available on Samplize.
