Farrow & Ball Colors 2022 + BM Matching + Review

Stirabout is inspired by the nurturing porridge favoured over many centuries in Ireland.”

Sure, I love oatmeal. In fact, I made some for breakfast this morning. However, I don’t find it, particularly appealing to have it painted all over my walls.

The color on their website looks a LOT pinker than it does on the chip. On the chip, it’s a classic linen. A warm muddy, non-pink greige. I could see this color in an old Irish farmhouse from the 1600s. However, this color could be beautiful in a beautiful, architecturally endowed space.

Our next new Farrow & Ball color for 2022 is:

This was one of the easier colors to match up. In fact, a few were quite close, but the sample for Benjamin Moore’s Terra Cotta Tile 2090-30 was the closest.

Farrow & Ball calls this color A spirited, flame red– A fiery hue. Oh, if they say so. However, my version of spirited and fiery is nothing like this:

Fair Warning.

I very much recommend that you grab a pair of sunglasses first.

Please don’t say you weren’t warned. 

By comparison, Bamboozle looks almost brown.

Apologies about the rods and cones overload. I hope I didn’t damage anyone’s retinas. ;]

Our next Farrow & Ball color for 2022 will give a bit of respite.

Well, from the intensity, that is.

Farrow & Ball – Templeton Pink and the Benjamin Moore equivalent, Nature’s Symphony 1152.

I know. It isn’t really pink, is it?

I know what you’re thinking. You’re waiting. You’re waiting for me to say barf. Right?

Well, yes, I could. However, let’s face it. Most of us shouldn’t even be looking at these colors that look like liquid makeup foundation.

This color is “the marmite of paint colors.” The British adore it, but no American should ever try it.

‘Nuff said.

Next up is Farrow & Ball’s Wine Dark. I paired it with Benjamin Moore Evening Dove – 2128-30

Clearly, someone had too much wine when they named this paint color. Either that or they inadvertently mixed this name with Farrow & Ball LAKE Red.

Farrow & Ball Lake Red

Their description of Wine Dark goes like this:

“Our richest blue, it’s the perfect addition to our strong blue family, being more sophisticated than Stiffkey Blue and more upbeat than Hague Blue.”

What???

Hague and Stiffkey are among the most beautiful shades of blue God ever created. This “Wine” color is not rich. It’s barely even blue. Now, does that make it a bad color?

Luxe Magazine – Farrow and Ball – Stiffkey Blue

Not at all! I rather like it. It’s a very grayed-down, very deep indigo. And, yes, I agree that it’s quite sophisticated. However, upbeat, I don’t know.

Next up is Whirlybird.

I knew the instant I saw this color it would give me problems. However, it was a little better in real life than online. The jury is out on this color; it’s not for everyone, but in the right hands, I think this could be a beautiful wall color.

We’re over the halfway mark.

The next color is Selvedge, along with Benjamin Moore Blue Spruce 1637

This was another nightmare to match. I ended up settling with Blue Spruce, although, as you can see, it’s a bit darker. However, it has pretty much the same tonality. I would describe it as a deep, very grayed-down teal. I like this color a lot. It’s one of those colors I could see changing quite a bit depending on the light.

Our next Farrow and Ball color is a green they call Eddy. I paired it with Benjamin Moore Wind Chime af 465.

F & B’s description of Eddy:  “This evocative colour creates a seamless connection with nature, perfect for use in a garden room or alongside natural materials. A breath of fresh air…”

That isn’t how I would describe this color. In fact, my description is only one word.

Hospital.

We talked a lot about hospital green in this post. 

It’s not always a bad color. It depends on what else is going on.

We have three more Farrow & Ball paint colors.

Next is Kittiwake, which I paired with Benjamin Moore Slate Blue 1648.

Basically, it’s periwinkle. It’s not a bad color, but I think it looks best mixed with some warmer shades of blue and black accents.

However, this color was also a bitch to match up. Most grayed-down shades on Benjamin Moore swayed green. Or, else, they were too gray or too dark.

Benjamin Moore’s new website is absolutely fantastic. They give similar colors that are clickable, and I found that to be quite helpful.

The penultimate Farrow & Ball paint color for 2022 is Hopperhead.