Eating Room Red
Farrow & Ball
No. 43
Eating Room Red is a deep wine red rooted in the Georgian tradition of red dining rooms, where the color was prized for flattering guests by candlelight. It is brown-based and earthy rather than crisp, which keeps it dignified across walls, libraries, and paneled rooms. Dark woods, brass, and cream whites like Pointing are its natural company.
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: Cordial SW 6306 (#864C52) · Toile Red SW 0006 (#8B534E) · Rambling Rose SW 6305 (#995D62)
Benjamin Moore: Tawny Port 1281 (#905455) · Hearth Red 1295 (#89504E) · Warm Earth 1274 (#914D4E)
Similar Farrow & Ball colors: Radicchio No. 96 (#924951) · Picture Gallery Red No. 42 (#9B594F) · Etruscan Red No. 56 (#805348)
Common questions
What is the hex code for Eating Room Red?
The hex code for Farrow & Ball Eating Room Red No. 43 is #8B4D4F. In RGB that is 139, 77, 79. Use these values to reproduce Eating Room Red 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 Benjamin Moore equivalent of Eating Room Red?
The closest Benjamin Moore match for Eating Room Red is Tawny Port 1281 (#905455). 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 Eating Room Red warm or cool?
Eating Room Red is warm, a claret with brown depth rather than blue. The LRV is approximately 11, making it one of the darkest colors here, so it absorbs most light and wraps a room completely. It rewards evening use, glowing in lamplight and candlelight exactly as the Georgians intended. In daylight it reads as a serious, muted brick-burgundy.
Why does Eating Room Red 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 #8B4D4F 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 Eating Room Red have?
Eating Room Red has a Light Reflectance Value of approximately 11, meaning it reflects about 11% of visible light. That low value makes it a dramatic, light-absorbing choice that works well with strong natural light or as an accent.
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