Match Parma Gray
Farrow & Ball Parma Gray is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 50. 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 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes Steel Symphony 4 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Parma Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 47) makes Parma Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Parma Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Light grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (50 vs 40) makes Parma Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.