Match Pointing
Farrow & Ball Pointing is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 88. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
View full Pointing color page →
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 88 vs 88), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 88 and 88, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 89 and 88, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
At LRV 88 vs 71, Pointing is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (88 vs 85) makes Pointing the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 90 vs 88), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 89 vs 88), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 90 vs 88), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
At LRV 88 vs 70, Pointing is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.