Farrow and Ball Chinese Blue 90

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What are Farrow and Ball Chinese Blue undertones?
Is Chinese Blue 90 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Chinese Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Chinese Blue 90
Code:	90
Name:	Chinese Blue
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Chinese Blue?

Farrow and Ball Chinese Blue 90 is a muted medium blue with a cool, lightly greyed cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its softened saturation gives walls clear color while allowing wood grain, artwork, and patterned textiles to remain noticeable. In strong daylight, Chinese Blue can appear cleaner and a little airier, while lower or warmer light tends to bring out its quieter, smokier side. It suits bedrooms, studies, and bathrooms particularly well, and can also make a composed choice for painted cabinetry. Pair it with chalky whites, warm pale greys, natural oak, aged brass, or deep charcoal for contrast.

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What are Farrow and Ball Chinese Blue undertones?

Chinese Blue is a midtone, muted blue with moderate saturation, giving it a softened rather than bright or sharply vivid appearance. In the supplied digital sample, it leans slightly toward green within the blue family, so it can read as a blue with a subtle blue-green bias rather than a purple-blue. Farrow & Ball says the color was inspired by blue-and-white patterned Chinese ceramics, which supports its clear decorative blue character but does not specify an undertone. Warm artificial light may make the color appear a little grayer or less crisp, while cool daylight can make its blue-green direction more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#6A92A6

RGB code:

106, 146, 166

Is Farrow and Ball Chinese Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 200°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

90 Chinese Blue HSL code: 200, 25%, 53%

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 Chinese Blue

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Chinese Blue:

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

90
Chinese Blue

9815
Bay Area Blue

Darker shades

90
Chinese Blue

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 Chinese Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 20, such as Farrow and Ball Chemise and Stirabout.

90
Chinese Blue

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Format	Code
HEX	#6a92a6
RGB Decimal	106, 146, 166
RGB Percent	41.57%, 57.25%, 65.10%
HSV	Hue: 200° Saturation: 36.14% Value: 65.1%
HSL	hsl(200, 25.21, 53.33)
CMYK	Cyan: 36.14 Magenta: 12.05 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 34.9
YIQ	Y: 136.32 I: -30.263 Q: -2.237
XYZ	X: 23.103 Y: 26.374 Z: 39.939
CIE Lab	L:58.39 a:-8.605 b:-14.908
CIE Luv	L:58.39 u:-19.918 v:-20.929
Decimal	6984358
Hunter Lab	51.355, -9.571, -10.161