Match Cord
Farrow & Ball Cord is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 55. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Cord the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Straw Harvest the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Spring Air reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Cord the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes County Cream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.