Farrow and Ball Archive 227

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What are Farrow and Ball Archive undertones?
Is Archive 227 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Archive
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Archive 227
Code:	227
Name:	Archive
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Archive?

Farrow and Ball Archive 227 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm pink-beige cast in its #d6c5b0 value. It has a softly dusty quality rather than a bright cream finish, giving walls a gentle, low-contrast look. In warm daylight, Archive can read more peachy and sun-warmed, while cooler light may bring out its subdued grey-beige side. It suits bedrooms, sitting rooms, and hallways where a pale neutral needs more character than plain ivory. Pair it with chalky white trim, weathered oak, linen upholstery, and clay or terracotta accents for a grounded, natural palette.

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What are Farrow and Ball Archive undertones?

Archive reads as a light, muted beige-taupe with an orange-leaning warmth and low saturation. Within that taupe family, the supplied digital color shows a slight red-and-yellow bias rather than a distinctly cool blue or gray cast. Farrow & Ball describes Archive as a classic taupe, which fits its visible balance of soft beige warmth and subdued grayness. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its beige warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear more restrained and taupe-gray.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#D6C5B0

RGB code:

214, 197, 176

Is Farrow and Ball Archive cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 33°, this Red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

227 Archive HSL code: 33, 32%, 76%

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 Archive

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Archive:

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 Archive with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.

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Format	Code
HEX	#d6c5b0
RGB Decimal	214, 197, 176
RGB Percent	83.92%, 77.25%, 69.02%
HSV	Hue: 33° Saturation: 17.76% Value: 83.92%
HSL	hsl(33, 31.67, 76.47)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.94 Yellow: 17.76 Key: 16.08
YIQ	Y: 199.689 I: 16.879 Q: -2.939
XYZ	X: 55.533 Y: 57.364 Z: 49.21
CIE Lab	L:80.384 a:2.55 b:12.697
CIE Luv	L:80.384 u:11.5 v:17.826
Decimal	14075312
Hunter Lab	75.739, -1.664, 14.495