Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
No. 274
Ammonite is a quiet pale gray named after the fossils found along the Dorset coast near Farrow & Ball's home. It carries a subtle warmth that keeps it from feeling clinical, making it a workhorse for hallways, living rooms, and whole-house schemes where the architecture should do the talking. It steps neatly between Cornforth White above it and Wimborne White below.
Some brands don't share official hex codes. The digital values shown here are careful approximations. Always confirm with a physical sample.
Close matches
Sherwin-Williams: Crushed Ice SW 7647 (#D6D3CC) · Drift of Mist SW 9166 (#DCD8D0) · First Star SW 7646 (#DAD9D4)
Benjamin Moore: Shoreline 1471 (#D9D8D3) · Whisper CSP-500 (#D5D5D0) · Gray Owl OC-52 (#D3D4CC)
Similar Farrow & Ball colors: Skimming Stone No. 241 (#DBD5CA) · Dimpse No. 277 (#D4D4D2) · Pale Powder No. 204 (#D5DAD1)
Common questions
What is the hex code for Ammonite?
The hex code for Farrow & Ball Ammonite No. 274 is #D8D6CF. In RGB that is 216, 214, 207. Use these values to reproduce Ammonite in SketchUp, Canva, Photoshop, Figma, or rendering software for client presentations and mood boards. Farrow & Ball does not publish official hex codes, so this value is a close third-party approximation.
What is the Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Ammonite?
The closest Sherwin-Williams match for Ammonite is Crushed Ice SW 7647 (#D6D3CC). No cross-brand match is exact, because each brand mixes its own pigment formulas. Always confirm with a physical sample before specifying a substitute.
Is Ammonite warm or cool?
Ammonite is gently warm for a gray, with a soft stone undertone rather than blue. The LRV is approximately 67, placing it in the light range where it reflects enough light for darker rooms. In northern light it reads as a classic pale gray; in warm light it edges toward greige. It rarely surprises anyone, which is precisely its value in a neutral scheme.
Why does Ammonite look different on screen than on the wall?
Screens emit light while paint reflects it, so a hex code cannot capture how lighting, sheen, and surrounding colors shift paint in a real room. Treat #D8D6CF as accurate for digital design work, and use physical samples for final approval. Farrow & Ball does not publish official hex codes, so this value is a close third-party approximation.
What LRV does Ammonite have?
Ammonite has a Light Reflectance Value of approximately 67, meaning it reflects about 67% of visible light. That places it among lighter colors that keep rooms feeling open and bright.
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