Art for Stiffkey Blue walls

Stiffkey Blue (Farrow & Ball No. 281) is a deep, inky blue, a little brighter than Hague Blue. Here is what we would aim for on a wall painted in it, and pieces we made for rooms with walls like it.

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Stiffkey Blue

Farrow & Ball No. 281, approximately #4D5B6A on screen

Matching or standing out

On a wall this deep we lean towards lighter pieces and colours from the other side of the colour wheel, with one or two that stay close to the wall.

Colours that match Stiffkey Blue

Deep navy
Pale grey-blue

Colours that stand out on Stiffkey Blue

Ochre
Warm sand
Soft blush
Rust

Natural wood or a white mount lifts a print off a dark wall; a black frame tends to disappear into it.

Rooms with walls like it

Our example rooms whose measured walls are closest to Stiffkey Blue. The rooms are illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Tall rounded column beside a circle on the wall of a charcoal loft — Charcoal loft. Wall measured as #5A6166. Hung to scale at 20 × 28 in. The room is illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Tall rounded column beside a circle — Charcoal loft. Wall measured as #5A6166. Hung to scale at 20 × 28 in. The room is illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Single olive branch on the wall of a warehouse bedroom — Warehouse bedroom. Wall measured as #5E6A71. Hung to scale at 20 × 28 in. The room is illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Single olive branch — Warehouse bedroom. Wall measured as #5E6A71. Hung to scale at 20 × 28 in. The room is illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Other paint colours

Colours on screen are approximate, and paint changes with the light in each room. Quiet Wall is not affiliated with Farrow & Ball; the paint name is theirs and is used only to say which colour this page is about.

See it on your wall

Painted in Stiffkey Blue, or anything else? Send a photo and we measure the colour your wall really is in your light, then make eight pieces for it.

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