Farrow and Ball Dimpse 277
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- Dimpse for bedroom (5 photos)
- Dimpse for living room (6 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Dimpse for bathroom (3 photos)
- Farrow and Ball 277 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Dimpse reviews (12 photos)
- What are Farrow and Ball Dimpse undertones?
- Is Dimpse 277 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Dimpse
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Dimpse 277
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Dimpse 277 |
| Code: | 277 |
| Name: | Dimpse |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
What color is Farrow and Ball Dimpse?
Farrow and Ball Dimpse 277 is a pale, low-saturation gray with a soft beige cast that keeps it from reading stark or icy. Its light value gives walls a gentle, airy backdrop, while the faint warmth suits rooms with natural oak, linen upholstery, limestone, or brushed nickel. In brighter daylight, Dimpse can appear closer to a clean light gray; under warmer lamps, its muted cream-gray undertone becomes more noticeable. It is particularly well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and painted cabinetry where a quiet neutral is wanted without the sharpness of pure white. Pair it with deeper charcoal, muted olive, warm off-whites, or black accents for definition.
Dimpse for bedroom (5 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Dimpse for living room (6 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Farrow and Ball 277 for bathroom (3 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light grey real bathrooms.
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Farrow and Ball 277 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Farrow and Ball Dimpse reviews (12 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Farrow and Ball Dimpse undertones?
Dimpse appears as a light, low-saturation grey with a soft near-neutral character rather than a strongly warm or cool look. In the supplied digital sample, there is only a very slight yellowward bias, but it is too subtle to call a definite undertone. Farrow & Ball describes it as a “delicate grey,” which fits its visibly pale, muted grey main family. Warm artificial light may make its faint yellowward cast a little more noticeable, while cool daylight can make it read cleaner and more neutral-grey.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
217, 216, 210
Is Farrow and Ball Dimpse cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 51°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
277 Dimpse HSL code: 51, 8%, 84%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Dimpse
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Dimpse:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Dimpse with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 231, such as Farrow and Ball Graupel and Titmouse Blue.
LRV of Dimpse
Dimpse has an LRV of 68.27% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 68.27%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #d9d8d2 |
| RGB Decimal | 217, 216, 210 |
| RGB Percent | 85.10%, 84.71%, 82.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 51° Saturation: 3.23% Value: 85.1% |
| HSL | hsl(51, 8.43, 83.73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.46 Yellow: 3.23 Key: 14.9 |
| YIQ | Y: 215.615 I: 2.524 Q: -1.656 |
| XYZ | X: 64.801 Y: 68.517 Z: 70.767 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.264 a:-0.727 b:3.076 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.264 u:0.905 v:4.762 |
| Decimal | 14276818 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.775, -5.115, 7.254 |
Color equivalents
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0121
Pearl
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G487
Batiste
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Romney Wool
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Chiltern White
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224
Inox
Little Greene
90YY 73/040
Spiders Web
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30YY 68/024
Thimble Case
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Silent Dove
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8394
White Poetry
Jotun
G486
Tailwind
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RAL 9002
Grey white
RAL Classic
82YY 67/046
Spun Mohair
Dulux
70YY 72/041
Dusted Moss 3
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274
Ammonite
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H495
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Glacial Flow
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