Farrow and Ball Cane 53

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What are Farrow and Ball Cane undertones?
Is Cane 53 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cane
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cane 53
Code:	53
Name:	Cane
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Cane?

Farrow and Ball Cane 53 is a warm, muted golden-tan shade with a noticeable ochre cast. Its #caa36c value reads as softly earthy rather than bright, sitting between sun-baked sand and light caramel. In strong natural light, Cane can show more of its honeyed yellow character, while lower light brings out its deeper brown-gold base. It is well suited to dining rooms, halls, and kitchen cabinetry where a grounded warm neutral is wanted. Pair it with chalky off-whites, deep olive greens, aged brass, natural oak, or woven textures for a considered, material-rich finish.

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What are Farrow and Ball Cane undertones?

Cane is a mid-light, softly muted yellow with a clear earthy, golden character rather than a pale cream look. The supplied digital sample leans slightly warm, with a subtle red bias that can make the yellow read more ochre or honeyed than lemony. Farrow & Ball describes Cane as an earth-based yellow, which fits its visible yellow main family and grounded, subdued depth. Warm artificial light may bring out its brightness and golden warmth, while cooler daylight can make it appear a little less rich and more muted.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#CAA36C

RGB code:

202, 163, 108

Is Farrow and Ball Cane cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

53 Cane HSL code: 35, 47%, 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 Cane

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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

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 Cane with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.

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Format	Code
HEX	#caa36c
RGB Decimal	202, 163, 108
RGB Percent	79.22%, 63.92%, 42.35%
HSV	Hue: 35° Saturation: 46.53% Value: 79.22%
HSL	hsl(35, 47.0, 60.78)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 19.31 Yellow: 46.53 Key: 20.78
YIQ	Y: 168.391 I: 40.914 Q: -8.866
XYZ	X: 40.162 Y: 39.836 Z: 19.757
CIE Lab	L:69.353 a:7.302 b:33.932
CIE Luv	L:69.353 u:29.442 v:41.531
Decimal	13280108
Hunter Lab	63.116, 3.132, 25.622