Cross-brand matchCross-brand matchBehr MQ3-48 translated into the Farrow & Ball line
The closest Farrow & Ball paint to Behr Shy Green (MQ3-48) is Cromarty 285, a delta-E of 2.63 away — the nearest Farrow & Ball makes, and near enough for most rooms, but it is not an exact copy.
Cromarty is 3.5 LRV points darker, so the room will read slightly deeper. Undertone reads as yellow-green cast against yellow-green cast, at chroma 6.4 and 6.4.
Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.
| Farrow & Ball color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromarty285 | 2.63 | 59.5 | yellow-green cast | Compare |
| Pale Powder204 | 3.32 | 68.9 | yellow-green cast | Compare |
| Teresa's Green236 | 4.01 | 57.9 | green undertone | Compare |
| Ammonite274 | 4.51 | 67.2 | yellow cast | Compare |
| Skylight205 | 4.83 | 61.5 | true neutral | Compare |
| Cornforth White228 | 4.83 | 60.0 | yellow cast | Compare |