Farrow & Ball
No. 42
Very dark, strongly pigmented, with a warm cast.
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
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.
A clean, low-colour white to lift it: ceilings, cornice and trim.
The same colour taken darker: woodwork, panelling or a cupboard run.
Close enough in hue to feel considered, different enough to be worth doing.
Opposite side of the wheel, best used sparingly on a door or a single piece.
Close Matches
Ranked by how close they actually are to Picture Gallery Red, useful if you’re matching existing paintwork, or want the same look in a different range.
Paper & Paint
Every colourway we stock, scored against this colour. These sit closest, and each one has Picture Gallery Red, 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
Picture Gallery Red is mixed to order at 41 Bridge Street, Godalming.