How does Pale Hound by Farrow & Ball compare with BS 4800’s closest paints? The nearest match is BS 4800 Ivory (ΔE 3.1, “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 Pale Hound £26.40/L

BS 4800 Ivory (No.10 C 31) very close — ΔE 3.1

Farrow & Ball Pale Hound 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
Ivory	No.10 C 31	3.1	very close	—	—
Light yellow	No.12 C 31	3.2	very close	—	—
Oatmeal	No.10 B 17	5.1	close	—	—

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