Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229
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- Elephant's Breath for bedroom (10 photos)
- Elephant's Breath for living room (17 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath for bathroom (6 photos)
- Farrow and Ball 229 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath reviews (7 photos)
- What are Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath undertones?
- Is Elephant's Breath 229 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Elephant's Breath
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Elephant's Breath 229
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Elephant's Breath 229 |
| Code: | 229 |
| Name: | Elephant's Breath |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
What color is Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath?
Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 is a muted light greige with a gentle beige cast and soft gray restraint. Its low-saturation, mid-light appearance keeps walls from reading stark, while the warm pinkish-taupe undertone adds a little depth to the neutral base. In sunlit rooms, this shade can appear more creamy and beige; cooler daylight or shadow tends to draw out its quieter gray side. Use it across living room or bedroom walls with natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, and off-white trim, or apply it to cabinetry for a subdued alternative to bright white.
Elephant's Breath for bedroom (10 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Elephant's Breath for living room (17 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Farrow and Ball 229 for bathroom (6 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone beige real bathrooms.
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Farrow and Ball 229 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath reviews (7 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige 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 Elephant's Breath undertones?
Elephant’s Breath is a mid-light, very muted grey with a soft beige-taupe cast rather than a crisp blue-grey look. In the supplied digital sample, the slight warm bias leans subtly red and yellow, though it is faint enough to shift with surrounding colors and light. Farrow & Ball describes it as a mid grey that can appear almost lilac in the cooler light of west-facing rooms, which fits its otherwise subdued grey family rather than making purple its constant character. Warm artificial light may bring forward its beige warmth, while cool daylight can make it read greyer and, in some settings, hint more toward lilac.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
204, 191, 179
Is Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 29°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
229 Elephant's Breath HSL code: 29, 20%, 75%
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 Elephant's Breath
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath:
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
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Darker shades
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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 Elephant's Breath with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.
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LRV of Elephant's Breath
Elephant's Breath has an LRV of 53.62% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 53.62%, 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 | #ccbfb3 |
| RGB Decimal | 204, 191, 179 |
| RGB Percent | 80.00%, 74.90%, 70.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 12.25% Value: 80.0% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 19.69, 75.1) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.37 Yellow: 12.25 Key: 20.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 193.519 I: 11.603 Q: -0.984 |
| XYZ | X: 51.668 Y: 53.354 Z: 50.212 |
| CIE Lab | L:78.084 a:2.533 b:7.695 |
| CIE Luv | L:78.084 u:8.417 v:10.758 |
| Decimal | 13418419 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.044, -1.565, 10.374 |
Color equivalents
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Sand Gazelle
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Scallop
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00YY 63/067
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