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How it reads
Pale Powder No. 204 is Farrow & Ball's most popular shade of aqua, a lighter version of the archived Powder Blue. The brand says it has an unparalleled softness.
In north-facing rooms Farrow & Ball says it can read almost as a delicate grey, but it is rarely cold thanks to its green pigment. Its complementary white is Wimborne White.
What Pale Powder is
Pale Powder is Farrow & Ball's most popular shade of aqua, a lighter version of an archived colour called Powder Blue. The brand describes an unparalleled softness.
Its green pigment is what sets it apart from a plain pale blue, giving it a fresh, slightly minty aqua cast.
How it behaves in light
Farrow & Ball says that in north-facing rooms it can read almost as a delicate grey, but it is rarely cold because of the green pigment.
Francesca Del Zoppo of Splat Decorating Supplies, a UK Farrow & Ball stockist, agrees that it rarely looks cold or dull in cool light.
Where to use it
Farrow & Ball suggests it for attic bedrooms, brushed over both ceiling and walls.
In the Studio Nauleau bedrooms on this page, photographed by Michael Clifford, it sits behind red-and-navy plaid bedding, dark wood and a patterned rug, a good example of an aqua carrying warm colours.
What it sits next to
Farrow & Ball names Wimborne White No. 239 as its complementary white and specifies White & Light Tones primer.
On this site, compare it with Borrowed Light, a truer pale blue, and Van Alen Green, a fresher green.
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