Farrow & Ball Shadow Gray No.9904

Shadow Gray No.9904 is a light grey from the Farrow & Ball Archive Collection, 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 Shadow Gray in a scheme

Wimborne White No.239 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 Pointing No.2003 on walls and down to Reduced Green No.313 on joinery.

Sampling this colour

Shadow Gray sits outside Farrow & Ball's 132-colour signature palette, so it is not produced as a 100ml sample pot. Call in and we can show you the colour on a hand-painted card before you order.

Available finishes

• 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 Shadow Gray gives truer colour and usually saves you a topcoat. Under the flat grey light we get for much of the year, pale shades lean cooler than they look on a card. Test the brightest and dullest wall in the room.

Made to order

Shadow Gray is a Farrow & Ball Archive colour. Archive colours are mixed to order specifically for you rather than held in stock, so please allow extra time and note that they cannot be returned or exchanged once mixed.

Colour reference

• Colour number: No.9904
• Hex: #CCC9BC
• RGB: 204, 201, 188
• Colour family: Greys
• Collection: Archive Collection
• Light reflectance value (LRV): see Farrow & Ball colour card

Mixed to order at Foy & Company

Every tin of Shadow Gray 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.