Match Tallow
Farrow & Ball Tallow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 87. 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 87 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Tallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Tallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (87 vs 80) makes Tallow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Tallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 87 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 89 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tallow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 70), opening up a space where Gentle Lamb encloses it. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.