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Powder Blue: 2 paint colors share this name.

Farrow & Ball and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Powder Blue. 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 & BallPowder BlueNo. 23 · #A7BBB4LRV47LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView Farrow & Ball No. 23
Sherwin-WilliamsPowder BlueSW 2863 · #89A4ADLRV35LightnessMediumUndertoneCoolView Sherwin-Williams SW 2863

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
Farrow & BallNo. 23#A7BBB447WarmBlue
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 2863#89A4AD35CoolBlue

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

No. 23 is 12 points lighter and warmer than SW 2863.

Powder Blue · 2 brands

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