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How it reads
Green Smoke No. 47 is a Farrow & Ball colour the brand describes as "a smoky green blue" that was popular in interiors during the late 19th century.
In the Georgia & Hunt Design House library on this page, photographed by Stacy Zarin Goldberg, it covers the walls and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, with a library ladder, arched windows and timber beams.
What Green Smoke is
Green Smoke No. 47 is described by Farrow & Ball as "a smoky green blue" that was popular in late 19th-century interiors.
Ideal Home calls it one of Farrow & Ball's most popular greens.
How it behaves in light
Making Homebase notes subtle blue undertones and says it reads darker in low light.
Third-party databases put its LRV around 19, so expect a deep, moody colour rather than a soft sage.
Where to use it
In the Georgia & Hunt Design House library on this page, photographed by Stacy Zarin Goldberg, Green Smoke covers walls and floor-to-ceiling shelving, with a wooden library ladder, arched windows and timber beams.
Painting shelves and walls in one colour makes the books and objects the focus. Homes & Gardens also suggests it for front doors, lower cabinets and trim.
What it sits next to
Farrow & Ball's complementary white is Shaded White No. 201. It lists Beverly and Studio Green as darker alternatives and Card Room Green and Lichen as lighter ones.
On this site, compare it with Calke Green and Breakfast Room Green, two other Farrow & Ball greens.
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