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Same name, different colors

Biscuit: 2 paint colors share this name.

Farrow & Ball and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Biscuit. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.

Side by side

Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.

Farrow & BallBiscuitNo. 38 · #BBA682LRV39LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView Farrow & Ball No. 38
Sherwin-WilliamsBiscuitSW 6112 · #EBDDCBLRV74LightnessVery LightUndertoneWarmView Sherwin-Williams SW 6112

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
Farrow & BallNo. 38#BBA68239WarmBeige
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 6112#EBDDCB74WarmBeige

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

No. 38 is 34 points darker than SW 6112.

Biscuit · 2 brands

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