Farrow and Ball Biscuit 38

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What are Farrow and Ball Biscuit undertones?
Is Biscuit 38 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Biscuit
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Biscuit 38
Code:	38
Name:	Biscuit
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Biscuit?

Farrow and Ball Biscuit 38 is a muted mid-tone beige with a noticeable golden-brown cast, rather than a pale cream or a cool greige. Its earthy depth gives walls more presence than an off-white, while the softened saturation keeps it from reading overly yellow. In bright daylight, Biscuit can show its warm sand-like quality; under lower, warmer lighting, it takes on a deeper, more toasted beige appearance. It suits living rooms, hallways, and dining spaces where natural wood, linen upholstery, aged brass, and terracotta-toned ceramics are part of the scheme. Pair it with chalky whites for contrast or deeper brown and olive accents for a grounded palette.

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What are Farrow and Ball Biscuit undertones?

Biscuit reads as a mid-light, muted yellow-based cream with a soft beige cast rather than a bright or strongly saturated yellow. The supplied digital color leans slightly warm and earthy, though its low saturation keeps it restrained. Farrow & Ball describes Biscuit as a dark cream with a distinct green base; relative to its visibly yellow-cream main family, that stated green bias may help it look less golden or peachy in some settings. Warm artificial light can bring forward its creamy warmth, while cool daylight may make the muted, slightly greener aspect more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#BBA682

RGB code:

187, 166, 130

Is Farrow and Ball Biscuit cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 38°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

38 Biscuit HSL code: 38, 30%, 62%

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 Biscuit

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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

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 Biscuit with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.

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