Popular Colours

The best green paint colours from Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library, from deep Jewel Beetle and Studio Green to smoky Green Smoke and soft, restful Mizzle.

The best cream and off-white paint colours from Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library, including Wimborne White, Pointing, Slaked Lime and Cornforth White, and how to choose.

Little Greene Slaked Lime (105) is a soft, warm mineral white that works almost anywhere. What it looks like, its tonal family, the right finishes and the colours that pair with it.

Little Greene Mazarine (256) is a rich, true blue that leans neither green nor violet. What kind of blue it is, where to use it, the colours that pair with it and which finish to choose.

The best black and charcoal paint colours, from Farrow & Ball Railings and Off-Black to Little Greene Lamp Black and Basalt, with advice on undertones, finishes and where black works best.

Farrow & Ball Wimborne White (239) is a soft, gently warm off-white and one of their most popular shades. What it looks like, where to use it, the right finishes and what to pair it with.

Farrow & Ball Dead Salmon (28) is a complex pink-brown that divides opinion. Why it changes in the light, where its name comes from, where to use it and the colours that pair with it.

Farrow & Ball Ammonite (274) is a pale grey that is neither warm nor cool. What it looks like, where it works best, the right finishes and the colours that pair with it.

The best brown and taupe paint colours, from Farrow & Ball's London Clay and Elephant's Breath to Little Greene's Portland Stone, with advice on combining warm neutrals in a scheme.

Farrow & Ball Setting Plaster (231) is the dusky, earthy pink that works as a neutral. Why it works, where to use it, the right finishes and the colours that pair with it.

The best red paint colours from Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library, from classic crimsons like Incarnadine and Eating Room Red to brighter Radicchio and earthy Red Earth.

Farrow & Ball Elephant's Breath (229) is a warm mid grey with a soft pink and brown undertone. Where it works, how light changes it, the best finishes and the colours that pair with it.