Match Vardo
Farrow & Ball Vardo is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 15. 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 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Wish Upon a Star reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (19 vs 15) makes Sea Urchin 1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (23 vs 15) makes Mint turquoise the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Tidepool Wonder the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.