# Farrow and Ball Cardamom

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

Farrow and Ball Cardamom CB5 is a muted, deep olive-brown with a noticeable yellowed khaki cast. Its low-saturation character keeps it earthy rather than green, reading like a softened mix of moss, putty, and weathered wood. In bright natural light, the warmer brown and ochre notes become clearer, while dimmer rooms draw out its shadowy olive side. It can give cabinetry, a study, or a dining room a grounded presence, especially alongside pale limestone, aged brass, natural oak, and warm off-white trim. For contrast, pair Cardamom with dusty blue-greys or a clean chalky white rather than stark, icy tones.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Farrow and Ball
- **Color name:** Cardamom
- **Color code:** CB5
- **HEX:** #665f4b
- **RGB:** 102, 95, 75
- **Brightness:** Dark
- **Color families:** Beige
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** yellow, red

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 44° Saturation: 26.47% Value: 40.0%
- **HSL:** hsl(44, 15.25, 34.71)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.86 Yellow: 26.47 Key: 60.0
- **YIQ:** Y: 94.813 I: 10.598 Q: -4.743
- **XYZ:** X: 10.842 Y: 11.517 Z: 8.307
- **CIE Lab:** L:40.439 a:-0.783 b:12.484
- **CIE Luv:** L:40.439 u:5.325 v:15.121
- **Decimal:** 6709067
- **Hunter Lab:** 33.937, -2.367, 9.244

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Dulux Tawny Owl](https://plan-home.com/color/dulux-tawny-owl)
- [Farrow and Ball Pantalon](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-pantalon)
- [Farrow and Ball Reduced Green](https://plan-home.com/color/reduced-green-313)
- [Farrow and Ball Salon Drab](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-salon-drab)
- [Tikkurila Grotto](https://plan-home.com/color/tikkurila-m448-grotto)
- [Jotun Organic Green](https://plan-home.com/color/organic-green-8494)
- [Jotun Smoked Oak](https://plan-home.com/color/smoked-oak-10964)
- [Dulux Wild Cactus](https://plan-home.com/color/wild-cactus)
- [Dulux Bramble Ramble](https://plan-home.com/color/bramble-ramble)
- [Jotun Green Marble](https://plan-home.com/color/green-marble-8422)
- [Tikkurila Chalet](https://plan-home.com/color/chalet-n485)
- [Dulux Country Boots](https://plan-home.com/color/country-boots)
- [Dulux Aged Bronze](https://plan-home.com/color/aged-bronze)
- [Dulux Wild Mushroom](https://plan-home.com/color/wild-mushroom)
- [Dulux Holiday Bough](https://plan-home.com/color/holiday-bough)
- [RAL Classic Quartz grey](https://plan-home.com/color/quartz-grey-ral-7039)
- [Little Greene Attic II](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-attic-ii-144)
- [RAL Classic Brown grey](https://plan-home.com/color/brown-grey-ral-7013)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Farrow and Ball Pantalon](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-pantalon)
- [Farrow and Ball Salon Drab](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-salon-drab)
- [Farrow and Ball Drab](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-drab)
- [Farrow and Ball Dibber](https://plan-home.com/color/dibber-312)

## Complementary colors
- [Farrow and Ball Black Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-black-blue)
- [Farrow and Ball Graupel](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-graupel)
- [Farrow and Ball Lulworth Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-lulworth-blue-89)
- [Farrow and Ball Wine Dark](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-wine-dark-308)
- [Farrow and Ball Imperial Purple](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-imperial-purple)
- [Farrow and Ball Stiffkey Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/stiffkey-blue-281)
- [Farrow and Ball Pitch Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-pitch-blue)

Official product page: https://www.farrow-ball.com/us/paint/cardamom

## 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.