Drop Cloth
No. 283 · Farrow & Ball
GreigeView Drop Cloth No. 283 on the Farrow & Ball site ↗Hex
#C5BDAC
LRV
51
Family
Greige
No. 283
Color profile
Light value
51 · Mid-tone
Undertone
Warm warm, golden lean
Family
Greige Also reads gray, beige
“Drop Cloth is the traditional name for the indispensable painter's dust sheet which this muted colour embodies.”— Farrow & Ball
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 51 Mid-tone · balances light and depth
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Drop ClothThis colorDrop ClothFarrow & Ball · No. 283
CoordinatingWorstedFarrow & Ball · No. 284CoordinatingDown PipeFarrow & Ball · No. 26CoordinatingTallowFarrow & Ball · No. 203Similar colors
Tap any color to compareDrop Cloth vs Old White
51LRV52
#C5BDACHex#C7BFAB
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Drop Cloth vs Stony Ground
51LRV53
#C5BDACHex#C9BFAB
GreigeFamilyBeige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Drop Cloth vs Wall White
51LRV50
#C5BDACHex#C3BBA5
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Drop Cloth vs Roasted Macadamia No. CB2
51LRV50
#C5BDACHex#C6BAAA
GreigeFamilyBeige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Drop Cloth vs Bone
51LRV53
#C5BDACHex#C6C0AA
GreigeFamilyBeige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Drop Cloth vs Fawn
51LRV51
#C5BDACHex#C7BDA4
GreigeFamilyBeige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareDrop Cloth vs Tyler Gray
51LRV51
#C5BDACHex#C5BEAD
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Tyler Gray is near-identical compared with Drop Cloth.
Drop Cloth vs Jogging Path
51LRV49
#C5BDACHex#C0B9A9
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Jogging Path is very close match · 2 points darker compared with Drop Cloth.
Drop Cloth vs Sierra Madre
51LRV51
#C5BDACHex#C2BCAE
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Sierra Madre is very close match · cooler compared with Drop Cloth.
Drop Cloth vs Stone Hearth
51LRV48
#C5BDACHex#C4BAAA
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Stone Hearth is very close match · 3 points darker compared with Drop Cloth.
Drop Cloth vs Fortress Stone
51LRV53
#C5BDACHex#C5C0B0
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Fortress Stone is very close match · 2 points lighter compared with Drop Cloth.
Drop Cloth vs Naturel
51LRV54
#C5BDACHex#CBC0AD
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Naturel is very close match · 2 points lighter compared with Drop Cloth.
Drop Cloth vs Snake Charmer
51LRV54
#C5BDACHex#CAC2AD
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Snake Charmer is very close match · 3 points lighter · warmer compared with Drop Cloth.
Drop Cloth vs Feathers of a Dove
51LRV54
#C5BDACHex#C7C2B4
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Feathers of a Dove is very close match · 3 points lighter · cooler compared with Drop Cloth.
Drop Cloth vs Stonington
51LRV50
#C5BDACHex#C8BCAB
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Stonington is very close match · 1 points darker compared with Drop Cloth.
Drop Cloth vs Hideaway
51LRV52
#C5BDACHex#C8C0AA
GreigeFamilyGreige
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Hideaway is very close match · warmer compared with Drop Cloth.
The full strip
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What is the LRV of Drop Cloth?
Drop Cloth (No. 283) by Farrow & Ball has a Light Reflectance Value of 51, so it reflects most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the light range.
Is Drop Cloth a warm or cool color?
Drop Cloth has a warm undertone (warm, golden lean).
What is the closest match to Drop Cloth from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Drop Cloth is Tyler Gray (CW-50) by Benjamin Moore, near-identical.
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