Match New White
Farrow & Ball New White is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 82. 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 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 82 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
New White reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Polished Pearl reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (89 vs 82) makes Cleanroom white the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 12-point LRV gap (82 vs 70) makes New White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
