Wall paint - Book Room Red No. 50

About Book Room Red No. 50

Book Room Red is our earthiest red. It adorns small rooms where a color like the intense Eating Room Red would feel too overwhelming, providing an elegantly aged look.

A shade from the Farrow & Ball Archive

Book Room Red is one of Farrow & Ball’s Archive colors: no longer in the current color card, but still available in its original quality. Each tin is mixed to order. Due to its high pigmentation, the shade changes with the daylight: softer in the morning, deeper in the evening.

Combine like the pros

The official complementary white for Book Room Red is Dimity, ideal for ceilings, mouldings, and adjoining surfaces. Color schemes recommended by Farrow & Ball: Mouse's Back & Old White · Joa's White & Archive · Green Smoke & Stone Blue.

The right primer

For optimal coverage and durability, Farrow & Ball recommends the coordinated primer under Book Room Red: Primer & Undercoat Red & Warm Tones.

Available finishes

• Estate Emulsion: Walls & ceilings, the iconic chalky matte finish (2% sheen)
• Modern Emulsion: Kitchens, bathrooms, hallways & children’s rooms, washable and suitable for humid areas (7% sheen)
• Dead Flat: Walls, interior wood & metal, ultra-matte for a tone-on-tone look (2% sheen)
• Flat Eggshell: Doors, skirting boards and interior wood or metal furniture, eggshell finish (20% sheen)
• Modern Eggshell: High-traffic areas, floors & kitchen cabinets (40%)
• Full Gloss: Front doors, furniture & accents inside and out, high-gloss (95% sheen)
• Exterior Eggshell: Exterior wood & metal, weather-resistant
• Exterior Masonry: Facades, brickwork & plaster, durable and weather-resistant

Coverage & application

1 liter covers approx. 12 m² per coat; two coats are recommended. All Farrow & Ball paints are water-based, low-odor, and low-emission (A+ indoor air quality).