Romesco is one of Farrow & Ball’s mid-toned reds that people often look to match from another brand. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Pepper Red by Dulux (very close), with every other close match ranked below.
Pepper Red by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (very close) — though it’s darker (about 2 LRV points). The closest value-tier option is Fruit Lattice by Johnstone's (very close), darker (about 2 LRV points). No other brand gets within a near-identical match of Romesco — it’s one of the more distinctive colours in the library, so expect a visible difference whichever you pick. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Romesco 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 Romesco colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Pepper Red (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Fruit Lattice 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.
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See the full Romesco colour page →