# Farrow and Ball Book Room Red

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-book-room-red](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-book-room-red)

Farrow and Ball Book Room Red 50 is a muted, medium-depth red with a noticeable dusty rose and clay-brown cast. Its softened saturation keeps it from reading as a sharp primary red, giving walls a grounded, lived-in appearance. In brighter daylight, the warm pinkish terracotta notes become clearer, while lower light can draw out its deeper, earthier side. Use Book Room Red on a dining room wall, a study, or painted cabinetry where a fuller color can anchor pale wood and natural linen. Creamy off-whites, warm taupes, aged brass, and walnut are particularly comfortable companions for this shade.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Farrow and Ball
- **Color name:** Book Room Red
- **Color code:** 50
- **HEX:** #a6675a
- **RGB:** 166, 103, 90
- **Brightness:** Mid-tone
- **Color families:** Red
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 10° Saturation: 45.78% Value: 65.1%
- **HSL:** hsl(10, 29.92, 50.2)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 37.95 Yellow: 45.78 Key: 34.9
- **YIQ:** Y: 120.355 I: 41.719 Q: 9.281
- **XYZ:** X: 22.423 Y: 18.548 Z: 12.069
- **CIE Lab:** L:50.154 a:23.803 b:17.985
- **CIE Luv:** L:50.154 u:44.614 v:17.753
- **Decimal:** 10905434
- **Hunter Lab:** 43.067, 17.568, 13.531

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Jotun Welcoming Red](https://plan-home.com/color/welcoming-red-20167)
- [Farrow and Ball Loggia](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-loggia)
- [Jotun Whispering Red](https://plan-home.com/color/whispering-red-2859)
- [Dulux Toasted Clay](https://plan-home.com/color/toasted-clay)
- [Jotun Amber Red](https://plan-home.com/color/amber-red-20118)
- [Farrow and Ball Picture Gallery Red](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-picture-gallery-red-42)
- [Jotun Heat](https://plan-home.com/color/heat-2994)
- [Jotun Lively Red](https://plan-home.com/color/lively-red-20143)
- [Dulux Nomadic Glow 1](https://plan-home.com/color/nomadic-glow-1)
- [Dulux Folk Tales](https://plan-home.com/color/folk-tales)
- [Farrow and Ball Fox Red](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-fox-red)
- [Farrow and Ball Terre d' Egypte](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-terre-d-egypte)
- [Farrow and Ball Singed Red](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-singed-red)
- [Jotun Grounded Red](https://plan-home.com/color/grounded-red-20144)
- [Jotun Statement Red](https://plan-home.com/color/statement-red-20207)
- [Dulux Auburn Embers](https://plan-home.com/color/auburn-embers)
- [Farrow and Ball Bamboozle](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-bamboozle)
- [Dulux Auburn Flame](https://plan-home.com/color/auburn-flame)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Farrow and Ball Porphyry Pink](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-porphyry-pink)
- [Farrow and Ball Fox Red](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-fox-red)
- [Farrow and Ball Loggia](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-loggia)
- [Farrow and Ball Red Earth](https://plan-home.com/color/red-earth)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Farrow and Ball Etruscan Red](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-etruscan-red)
- [Farrow and Ball Singed Red](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-singed-red)

## Complementary colors
- [Farrow and Ball Black Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-black-blue)
- [Farrow and Ball Oval Room Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/oval-room-blue-85)
- [Farrow and Ball Hazy](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-hazy-cc6)
- [Farrow and Ball Sardine](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-sardine)
- [Farrow and Ball Inchyra Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/inchyra-blue-289)
- [Farrow and Ball Barrow Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-barrow-blue)
- [Farrow and Ball Ballroom Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-ballroom-blue)

Official product page: https://www.farrow-ball.com/us/paint/book-room-red

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.