Match Hay
Farrow & Ball Hay is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 58. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Golden Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Dorset Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cinnamon Foam reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Hay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.