Thinking of Ballroom Blue but weighing up alternatives? This light blue-green from Farrow & Ball has several close cousins across the UK ranges. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Sea Urchin 3 by Dulux (near-identical), with every other close match ranked below.
Sea Urchin 3 by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — though it’s lighter (about 2 LRV points). The closest value-tier option is Polaris by Johnstone's (very close), slightly softer. 3 of the 8 other brands have a near-identical match. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Ballroom Blue from the other eight brands — ranked purely by closeness, so where one brand has several near-misses, they all appear. For the single best match per brand, see the Ballroom Blue colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Sea Urchin 3 (near-identical). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Polaris by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, very close).
The list shows every genuinely close match from other brands, ranked nearest-first by perceptual colour difference — including several from one brand where they’re all close. Screens differ from paint on a wall, so treat these as a shortlist and always order tester pots.
Search any paint name in the tool to see its closest matches across every UK brand.
See the full Ballroom Blue colour page →