Farrow and Ball Ballroom Blue 24

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What are Farrow and Ball Ballroom Blue undertones?
Is Ballroom Blue 24 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Ballroom Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Ballroom Blue 24
Code:	24
Name:	Ballroom Blue
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Ballroom Blue?

Farrow and Ball Ballroom Blue 24 is a muted blue-green with a soft grey cast, giving it a gently weathered, low-saturation appearance. It reads cool overall, though its subdued green note keeps it from feeling icy or overly bright. In daylight, the blue-green character is clearer; under warmer lamps, the grey element becomes more noticeable. This shade suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and north-facing living rooms where a calm but visible wall color is wanted. Pair it with chalky whites, pale stone, brushed nickel, natural oak, or deeper charcoal accents for a restrained, layered scheme.

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What are Farrow and Ball Ballroom Blue undertones?

Ballroom Blue reads as a mid-light, muted teal with a soft blue-green character rather than a strong, bright blue. Relative to a more straightforward blue, it shows a gentle green bias, which gives the color its teal direction. The supplied digital sample appears low in saturation, so it is more restrained than vivid. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its green-gray softness, while cool daylight may make its blue side look a little clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#8CA9A8

RGB code:

140, 169, 168

Is Farrow and Ball Ballroom Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 178°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

24 Ballroom Blue HSL code: 178, 14%, 61%

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 Ballroom Blue

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Ballroom Blue:

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

24
Ballroom Blue

210
Blue Ground

Darker shades

24
Ballroom Blue

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 Ballroom Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 358, such as Farrow and Ball Cinder Rose and Nancy's Blushes.

24
Ballroom Blue

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Format	Code
HEX	#8ca9a8
RGB Decimal	140, 169, 168
RGB Percent	54.90%, 66.27%, 65.88%
HSV	Hue: 178° Saturation: 17.16% Value: 66.27%
HSL	hsl(178, 14.43, 60.59)
CMYK	Cyan: 17.16 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.59 Key: 33.73
YIQ	Y: 160.215 I: -16.96 Q: -6.446
XYZ	X: 32.069 Y: 36.778 Z: 42.444
CIE Lab	L:67.11 a:-10.148 b:-2.807
CIE Luv	L:67.11 u:-15.217 v:-2.478
Decimal	9218472
Hunter Lab	60.645, -11.738, 0.955