Anyone found a decent dupe of Farrow & Ball Dimity?

[LillyLelly]

As per the title really, I love Farrow & Ball's Dimity colour, but not so much how easily their paint seem to scuff (particularly as I'm looking to use it in a bathroom.) I've had Johnstones mix up a shade to match previously, but found that it was actually quite a long way off of the colour I was trying to match. Has anyone found a decent alternative? TIA!

I find the B&q mix your own colours are a god match when I’ve used them.

Honestly i haven't found a decent dupe..... They don't have the depth... now suck up the cost but find the modern emulsion wears ok ..
Not the estate.... No idea about the new Matt but have had f&b blue in my bathroom for at least 4yrs now and completely fine...

I had exact shade of Dimity mixed in Crown washable emulsion and it's been brilliant. It was done at Homebase though and I think they're closing stores.
Johnson's can mix most branded colours in their own paints too

Brewers are the best at colour match as they do it from the code not a scanner or similar

We’ve tried getting various places to mix the exact same colours of F&B and it’s always a flat one tone colour and not the same. So like others have said, I now suck up the cost and just buy F&B anyway. Otherwise I’ve sat there looking at the walls not happy and end up repainting in F&B anyway. Their modern emulsion is more robust and other paints just don’t have that depth and tone of colour in my opinion.

honestly i don't get the f&b scuffs thing. we are right messy scruffs and have rooms painted 10 years ago in f&b that aren't notably scuffed. i wipe it down and rub off marks too and haven't seen any evidence of marks left

I am never sure if F&B really does scuff off like decorators often claim.
I have 'real' F&B in my kitchen there's been no peeling within 6 years.
That said, Dulux is brilliant. The worst paint in my home has been Little Greene. Just flaked off everywhere. But all homes have different moisture levels etc.

I have F&B modern emulsion in my bathroom in Wevet-3 years old and still perfect. No scuffs, mould or wear. Wipes easily. If you like Dimity, go for that. What’s the worst that can happen? It doesn’t wear well so you redo it-it’s only a bathroom so not difficult. Dupes aren’t the same.

Second Crown. Find a Crown Decorators Centre near to you, they will mix 3 free x 250ml tester tins which is enough to have a really good idea of the colour.

Their colour match for FB and Little Greene are great, wear brilliantly and I wouldn't go back to FB especially.

We got dimity colour matched at B&Q and it’s been great

Get it matched in B&Q, but make sure to buy the more expensive trade paint. It's very good indeed.

Apparently F&B only owns the colour names and not the heritage colours.

I got a F&B colour mixed at a trade shop, Brewers.

Johnstones will mix you any colour F&B in their hard wearing vinyl mat paint and it’s great quality and looks identical. My whole house is painted in it.

I agree - spent a fortune trying to match F&B at various places and it’s never quite the same.

Decorating centre online do great colour matching in trade quality paint. And lo and behold ‘it looks different through the day depending on the light’ because all paints will.

OP just go with Farrow & Ball.

F&B Modern Emulsion is excellent for a bathroom. I had it in a family bathroom (lots of condensation with small DC and daily baths). In 5 years it never blistered or bubbled or flaked. I replaced it with Dulux bathroom paint when I wanted to change the colour. Within 18 months it was blistering off all over the place and had to be redone again!

Crown now own Farrow and Ball. I go straight to our local Crown suppliers and get them to mix the Farrow and Ball colours. Beautiful paint, perfect colour match.

Are you on thr f&b fb group ? Several people in there match so someone might be able to help you as well

Why on earth would you feel the need to get such a bland shade colour matched? It's just magnolia by another name.

Second @Mingenious we have Johnstone's trade matt vinyl and it looks great and is scrubbable. Real F&B was so easily marked never again.