Blackened is a pale off-white from Farrow & Ball. As a premium paint, it’s a popular colour to seek out close matches and value-brand alternatives to.
Grey Wisp by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds Blackened’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Cool Vapour by Valspar (near-identical), just as true to the original. Every other brand has a near-identical match, so you have plenty of choice here. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Blackened 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 Blackened colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Grey Wisp (near-identical). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Cool Vapour by Valspar is the best-value option (value, near-identical).
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.
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See the full Blackened colour page →