Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
No. 253
It is commonly used in living rooms, dining rooms, and libraries where wall colour is intended to be a dominant feature. Farrow & Ball Pointing or White Tie on trim and ceilings provides necessary contrast and keeps the scheme from feeling too heavy. Light Blue offers a tonal step-down for adjacent rooms, and Pavilion Gray works as a neutral bridge on woodwork or hallways.
Brand
Farrow & Ball
Code
No. 253
Drawing Room Blue in Different Light
Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.
Artificial Lighting

Natural Lighting

Technical Specifications
Undertones
Type
Blue
Strength
Medium
Temperature
cool
Hue Angle
225°Blue Family
Lightness
36%Dark
Saturation
24%Muted
LRV
31.8LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.
Color Codes
Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes
Darker Shades
Monochromatic dark
Lighter Shades
Monochromatic light
Complementary
Opposite on color wheel
Analogous
Adjacent colors
Cool Shades
Cool spectrum
Closest Paint Matches
Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Behr
Champlain Blue
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Valspar
Sapphire Earbobs
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Benjamin Moore
Indi Go-Go
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Behr
Elegant Navy
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Behr
Vintage Velvet
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Behr
Infinite Deep Sea
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Glidden
Royal Hyacinth
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Benjamin Moore
Kensington Blue
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Valspar
When Worlds Collide
Farrow & Ball
Drawing Room Blue
Benjamin Moore
Van Deusen Blue