Farrow & Ball Brassica No.271

Brassica No.271 is a dark purple from the Farrow & Ball Signature Palette, with a true neutral with no discernible bias. It sits in the dark band of the Farrow & Ball palette. It absorbs most of the light that falls on it, so it rewards rooms you want to feel enclosed and intimate — snugs, dining rooms, studies and panelled woodwork.

Using Brassica in a scheme

Sizing No.314 is the white to run with it — it shares the same undertone, so ceilings, cornices and skirtings stay in the same key. For a scheme built on one colour, step up to Sugared Almond No.9913 on walls and down to Paean Black No.294 on joinery.

Try it first

A 100ml Sample Pot of Brassica is supplied ready-mixed in Estate Emulsion and covers roughly a square metre — enough to paint a test patch and live with it in your own light for a day or two before ordering a full tin.

Available finishes

• Sample Pot — testing a colour on the wall before you commit (2% sheen)
• Dead Flat — ultra-matt walls, woodwork and metal (2% sheen)
• Estate Emulsion — interior walls and ceilings in low-traffic rooms (2% sheen)
• Modern Emulsion — washable, scuff-proof walls and ceilings in kitchens and bathrooms (7% sheen)
• Flat Eggshell — interior wood, metal, concrete and floors (20% sheen)
• Modern Eggshell — hard-wearing wood and metal, including floors and staircases (40% sheen)

Priming and light

Prime bare or previously painted surfaces with Farrow & Ball Dark Tones Primer & Undercoat. Matching the primer to the depth of Brassica gives truer colour and usually saves you a topcoat. Dark shades reward rooms you want smaller and warmer. In Irish winter light expect it to read deeper than the card, so plan your lighting to suit.

Colour reference

• Colour number: No.271
• Hex: #8D838C
• RGB: 141, 131, 140
• Colour family: Purples
• Collection: Signature Palette
• Light reflectance value (LRV): see Farrow & Ball colour card

Mixed to order at Foy & Company

Every tin of Brassica is mixed to order on our Farrow & Ball tinting system from the correct Farrow & Ball base, so you get genuine Farrow & Ball paint in the finish and size you need. Nationwide delivery across Ireland.