Farrow & Ball Cornforth White No.228

Cornforth White No.228 is a light grey from the Farrow & Ball Signature Palette, with a soft warm yellow undertone that keeps it from reading cold. It sits in the light band of the Farrow & Ball palette. It reflects a generous amount of light, which makes it a dependable choice for north-facing rooms, hallways and smaller spaces that need to feel open.

Using Cornforth White in a scheme

Blackened No.2011 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 Wevet No.273 on walls and down to Pitch Black No.256 on joinery.

Try it first

A 100ml Sample Pot of Cornforth White 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 White & Light Tones Primer & Undercoat. Matching the primer to the depth of Cornforth White gives truer colour and usually saves you a topcoat. Irish daylight is soft and often overcast, which pulls pale colours cooler on a north-facing wall than the card suggests. Try a tester on two walls first.

Colour reference

• Colour number: No.228
• Hex: #CFCBC4
• RGB: 207, 203, 196
• Colour family: Greys
• Collection: Signature Palette
• Light reflectance value (LRV): see Farrow & Ball colour card

Mixed to order at Foy & Company

Every tin of Cornforth White 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.