Three tins of Farrow & Ball paint seen in dim lighting at New York Fashion Week, Spring 2015.
Three tins of Farrow & Ball paint.
  • PETA urged British paint company Farrow & Ball to rename paint colors like "Au Lait."
  • The nonprofit singled out several paint color names saying they "normalize animal exploitation."
  • Farrow & Ball's paints aren't tested on animals, and are mostly vegan.

Animal rights nonprofit People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, has urged a British paint company to rename some of its colors to be more "vegan-friendly."

The provocative organization sent an open letter to Farrow & Ball objecting to paint names like "Dead Salmon" and "Smoked Trout," which they said "normalize exploiting animals."