Pitch Black
No. 256 · Farrow & Ball
Pitch Black No. 256 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Black
No. 256
No distinct lean, no distinct lean in this calculation
- Color family
- Black
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black No. 256 is a very dark black paint color with no distinct lean in our swatch calculation and an estimated LRV of 5, close to black on a wall.
Source: Farrow & Ball's color data. LRV is estimated from the published RGB swatch. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is Pitch Black warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
too close to gray to lean
Undertone
No distinct lean
A true neutral, no lean at all.
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- Delivered next day
- Peels off clean

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