Colour ideas
Colours that go together
Picked a colour for your vanity and wondering what to put with it? Here are tried and tested pairings for each of our fifteen standard colours, for your walls, woodwork and ceiling.
Every colour we paint is a Farrow & Ball shade, and these pairings follow Farrow & Ball’s own recommended colour schemes for each one.
- 1Pick your vanity colour in the room below, or scroll to its card.
- 2Tap an idea to see those walls and woodwork in the room.
- 3Order a free painted sample to check it in your own light.
See it in a room
All the pairings
Each idea shows a wall colour (the large block) and a woodwork colour for skirting, doors and window frames. Tap one to see it in the room.
Light and fresh
Wimborne White
Farrow & Ball No.239
- Ceiling
- All White
- Handles
- Polished nickel or brushed brass
- Worktop
- Taj Mahal or White
Cornforth White
Farrow & Ball No.228
- Ceiling
- Wevet
- Handles
- Polished nickel or matt black
- Worktop
- Colosseum or White
Warm and soft
Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball No.231
- Ceiling
- School House White
- Handles
- Brushed brass or bronze
- Worktop
- Taj Mahal or White
Sulking Room Pink
Farrow & Ball No.295
- Ceiling
- Skimming Stone
- Handles
- Brushed brass or bronze
- Worktop
- Taj Mahal or White
Greys
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball No.276
- Ceiling
- Ammonite
- Handles
- Polished nickel or matt black
- Worktop
- San Marco or Colosseum
Down Pipe
Farrow & Ball No.26
- Ceiling
- Blackened
- Handles
- Polished nickel or matt black
- Worktop
- White or San Marco
Greens
Pigeon
Farrow & Ball No.25
- Ceiling
- School House White
- Handles
- Brushed brass or polished nickel
- Worktop
- Colosseum or White
Green Smoke
Farrow & Ball No.47
- Ceiling
- Shaded White
- Handles
- Brushed brass or bronze
- Worktop
- Colosseum or Taj Mahal
Dyrehaven
Farrow & Ball No.9819
- Ceiling
- Old White
- Handles
- Brushed brass or bronze
- Worktop
- Taj Mahal or White
Blues
Stiffkey Blue
Farrow & Ball No.281
- Ceiling
- Ammonite
- Handles
- Polished nickel or brushed brass
- Worktop
- White or Colosseum
Hague Blue
Farrow & Ball No.30
- Ceiling
- Wevet
- Handles
- Brushed brass or polished nickel
- Worktop
- White or Colosseum
Deep and dramatic
Studio Green
Farrow & Ball No.93
- Handles
- Brushed brass or bronze
- Worktop
- White or Taj Mahal
Railings
Farrow & Ball No.31
- Ceiling
- Blackened
- Handles
- Brushed brass or polished nickel
- Worktop
- White or Colosseum
Brinjal
Farrow & Ball No.222
- Ceiling
- Skimming Stone
- Handles
- Brushed brass or bronze
- Worktop
- Taj Mahal or White
Pitch Black
Farrow & Ball No.256
- Ceiling
- Dimpse
- Handles
- Brushed brass or polished nickel
- Worktop
- White or Colosseum
See them in your own light. Colours look different on every screen and in every room, so order a painted sample card of your vanity colour and try it against your wall colour before you decide.
Wall and woodwork colours are for your walls, not your vanity. We paint vanities in our fifteen standard colours, or we can match a colour of your own.
Farrow & Ball and the colour names shown are trade marks of Farrow & Ball Ltd. Belwood & Roe is not connected with Farrow & Ball. Pairings are based on the colour schemes published on farrow-ball.com, October 2026. On-screen colours are only a guide.
