Farrow and Ball Cabbage White 269

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Farrow and Ball Cabbage White reviews (5 photos)
What are Farrow and Ball Cabbage White undertones?
Is Cabbage White 269 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cabbage White
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cabbage White 269
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cabbage White 269
Code:	269
Name:	Cabbage White
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Cabbage White?

Farrow and Ball Cabbage White 269 is a very pale off-white with a gentle green-grey cast visible beneath its light surface. The #e8eeea value keeps it airy and low in saturation, so it reads as a soft alternative to a plain white rather than a clearly colored green. In brighter daylight, Cabbage White can appear especially clean and lightly cool, while lower or warmer light may bring out its muted grey-green undertone. It suits walls and ceilings in kitchens, bathrooms, and quiet bedrooms, particularly alongside natural wood, brushed nickel, soft grey textiles, or deeper leafy greens.

Farrow and Ball Cabbage White reviews (5 photos)

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What are Farrow and Ball Cabbage White undertones?

Cabbage White is a very light, low-saturation near-white with an overall neutral character. In the supplied digital sample, any color bias is extremely subtle, though it leans slightly toward green rather than reading as strongly warm or cool. Farrow & Ball’s official page does not describe a specific undertone, so the color is best judged in the room and on the chosen finish. Warm artificial light may make it appear a little softer, while cool daylight can make its faint green-neutral cast easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E8EEEA

RGB code:

232, 238, 234

Is Farrow and Ball Cabbage White cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 140°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

269 Cabbage White HSL code: 140, 15%, 92%

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 Cabbage White

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Cabbage White:

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.

Darker shades

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Cabbage White

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 Cabbage White with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 320, such as Farrow and Ball Pelt and Shallot.

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Cabbage White

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LRV of Cabbage White

Cabbage White has an LRV of 83.66% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 83.66%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#e8eeea
RGB Decimal	232, 238, 234
RGB Percent	90.98%, 93.33%, 91.76%
HSV	Hue: 140° Saturation: 2.52% Value: 93.33%
HSL	hsl(140, 15.0, 92.16)
CMYK	Cyan: 2.52 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.68 Key: 6.67
YIQ	Y: 235.75 I: -2.29 Q: -2.514
XYZ	X: 78.701 Y: 84.245 Z: 89.934
CIE Lab	L:93.557 a:-2.712 b:1.24
CIE Luv	L:93.557 u:-3.131 v:2.386
Decimal	15265514
Hunter Lab	91.785, -7.57, 6.155