FARROW & BALL PAINT COLOUR
Farrow & Ball Green Smoke No. 47
A deep grey-green with a blue edge. On screen it is noticeably darker and moodier than Pigeon. See it at room scale before you buy a tester: try Green Smoke on the walls of your own room in the free 3D planner.
Green Smoke at a glance
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Colour name | Green Smoke |
| Code | No. 47 |
| Hex (on screen) | #6F7B71 |
| RGB | 111, 123, 113 |
| Light reflectance (est.) | About 19 |
| Looks like | Mid-depth green-grey |
| Undertone | Green, leaning olive |
| Popularity | The 3rd most searched Farrow & Ball colour in the planner’s library: about 7,800 searches a month in the UK |
The hex value is the planner’s on-screen approximation, not a paint formula, and the light reflectance is estimated from it. Screens, daylight, bulbs and sheen all change how a paint looks, so check a physical sample or tester pot on your wall before you order. The official Farrow & Ball colour page has the manufacturer’s own details.
How Green Smoke behaves in a room
With an estimated light reflectance of about 19, it absorbs most of the light that reaches it. That makes a room feel enclosed and cosy, which is usually the point; plan lighting for the evening.
Its undertone is warm. Warm colours hold up well in north-facing rooms, where daylight is cooler, and can look richer or more yellow in strong south-facing light.
Where it tends to be used
Mid-depth colours like this tend to go on a single feature wall, in bedrooms and snugs, on kitchen units and islands, or across a whole room with plenty of daylight.
Try Green Smoke in your room. Draw your room to size or open a furnished bedroom, then paint the walls in 3D. Free, with no sign-up.
Open the planner →Colours that pair with Green Smoke
Suggestions from the same Farrow & Ball range in the planner, chosen for contrast or a tonal match. Try them side by side on different walls before deciding.
Closest matches from other brands
The colours from other brands in the planner that look nearest to Green Smoke on screen, measured by colour difference (ΔE: under 2.5 is hard to tell apart on screen, over 9 is clearly different). Useful if you like the look but want a different brand or price.
Try Green Smoke on your own walls in 3D
- Open the planner and draw your room to its real size, or start from a furnished layout such as the living room or bedroom examples.
- Switch to 3D and open the Design panel, then choose Walls.
- Search for “Green Smoke”, or filter by brand. Paint the whole room or select a single wall for a feature wall.
The planner is free with no sign-up. Brand paint colours are premium finishes: you can preview Green Smoke in your room for free, and Plus keeps brand colours in your saved plan.
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Questions
Is Farrow & Ball Green Smoke warm or cool?
On screen it reads as warm: its undertone is green, leaning olive. Check a sample in your own light, as the direction a room faces changes how warm or cool a colour looks.
What is the LRV of Green Smoke?
Estimated from the on-screen colour, its light reflectance value is about 19 on a scale where 0 is black and 100 is pure white. The manufacturer’s published LRV is measured from real paint and may differ slightly.
What is the closest match to Green Smoke from another brand?
In the planner’s library, the nearest on screen is Little Greene Livid (No. 263). On-screen matches are a starting point only: compare real samples side by side before switching.