How does Liquorice by Farrow & Ball compare with BS 4800’s closest paints? The nearest match is BS 4800 Vandyke brown (ΔE 3.2, “very close”). 1 more BS 4800 colour sit within ΔE 4 — close enough that the difference is hard to spot once paint’s on the wall.

Farrow & Ball Liquorice £26.40/L

BS 4800 Vandyke brown (No.10 B 29) very close — ΔE 3.2

Farrow & Ball Liquorice vs BS 4800

3 closest BS 4800 matches ranked by ΔE

ΔE (CIEDE2000) is a perceptual distance metric — lower means a closer match. Matches under ΔE 2 are typically indistinguishable; ΔE 2–4 looks “the same” once dry on a wall; ΔE 4–6 is noticeable side-by-side. Always view a sample pot before committing — screen colours and lighting vary.

Colour	Number	ΔE	Match quality	Price/L	Price/m²
Vandyke brown	No.10 B 29	3.2	very close	—	—
Raven	No.18 B 29	3.5	very close	—	—
Bitter chocolate	No.08 B 29	5.1	close	—	—

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