A tin of Farrow & Ball Down Pipe
What’s a swatch book?

Your own shortlist of the colours and papers you like. It stays on this device, and you show it to us at the counter — nothing to sign up for.

How the swatch book works

Farrow & Ball

Down Pipe

No. 26

Very dark, true neutral, with a cool cast.

Light reflectance
12.7 approx.
Family
Greys
Availability
Mixed to order in store

LRV here is calculated from the on-screen colour, so treat it as a guide. Screens shift colour, so always check a sample on your own wall, in your own light, before committing. We keep sample pots and hand-painted cards in stock.

Goes Well With

A scheme built around Down Pipe

Four shades chosen off the colour wheel: a light companion, a deeper relative, a next-door tone and one accent. All of them are on our shelves.

Close Matches

Similar shades across all three brands

Ranked by how close they actually are to Down Pipe, useful if you’re matching existing paintwork, or want the same look in a different range.

Paper & Paint

Papers that work with Down Pipe

Every colourway we stock, scored against this colour. These sit closest, and each one has Down Pipe, or something very near it, somewhere in the pattern.

These pairings are worked out from a photograph of the paper, so the printing, the lighting and your screen have all had a go at the colour before you see it. Treat them as a shortlist worth sampling, not a decision. Bring the paper and a sample pot together in the room, in daylight, before you commit.

Ask Us To Mix It

Bring a swatch, a photo, or just an idea

Down Pipe is mixed to order at 41 Bridge Street, Godalming.