Farrow and Ball Calamine 230 paint color review
| Official color page: | Calamine 230 |
| Color code: | 230 |
| Color name: | Calamine |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
A light touch of grey prevents this subtle pink from being too sugary, giving a much fresher finish. In smaller rooms it becomes intense, but in larger well lit rooms it feels much more calm and delicate.
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LRV of Calamine
Calamine 230 has an LRV of 67.54% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 67.54% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Farrow and Ball Calamine undertones?
Red is Farrow and Ball Calamine undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#E6D1CB
RGB code:
230, 209, 203
Is Farrow and Ball Calamine 230 cool or warm?
With a hue of 13° this Pink refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
230 Calamine HSL code: 13, 35%, 85%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Warm Pink will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Pink undertones tend to make you feel happy, energized and playful
- Warm paint colors are ideal for kitchens, living rooms or bathrooms
- Warmer hues make larger spaces feel more inviting
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Calamine:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Darker shades
Farrow and Ball 230 Calamine
Color comparison
Calamine 230 vs Sand CC2
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #e6d1cb |  |
| RGB Decimal | 230, 209, 203 | |
| RGB Percent | 90.20%, 81.96%, 79.61% | |
| HSV | Hue: 13° Saturation: 11.74% Value: 90.2% | |
| HSL | hsl(13, 35, 85) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.13 Yellow: 11.74 Key: 9.8 | |
| YIQ | Y: 214.595 I: 14.442 Q: 2.575 | |
| XYZ | X: 66.211 Y: 66.737 Z: 65.877 | |
| CIE Lab | L:85.371 a:6.292 b:5.621 | |
| CIE Luv | L:85.371 u:12.809 v:7.225 | |
| Decimal | 15126987 | |
| Hunter lab | 81.693, 1.711, 9.373 | |
