Match String
Farrow & Ball String is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 62. 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 62 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 63 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 63 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 62 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Light ivory the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
String reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
String reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 49), opening up a space where Botanical Beauty encloses it. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
String reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.