Farrow and Ball Cinder Rose 246 paint color review
Official color page: | Cinder Rose 246 |
Color code: | 246 |
Color name: | Cinder Rose |
Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
Farrow and Ball Cinder Rose is a beautiful dusky shade of pink. Cinder Rose has barely any of the yellow pigment found in most pinks, making it feel bluer. This romantic nurturing color can be used in kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, and garden rooms.

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LRV of Cinder Rose
Cinder Rose 246 has an LRV of 42.78% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 42.78% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Farrow and Ball Cinder Rose undertones?
Red is Farrow and Ball Cinder Rose undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#C7A4A6
RGB code:
199, 164, 166
Is Farrow and Ball Cinder Rose 246 cool or warm?
With a hue of 357° this Pink refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
246 Cinder Rose HSL code: 357, 24%, 71%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Warm Pink will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Pink undertones tend to make you feel happy, energized and playful
- Warm paint colors are ideal for kitchens, living rooms or bathrooms
- Warmer hues make larger spaces feel more inviting
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Color comparison
Cinder Rose 246 vs Light Gray 17
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Color codes
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Format | Code | |
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HEX | #c7a4a6 | |
RGB Decimal | 199, 164, 166 | |
RGB Percent | 78.04%, 64.31%, 65.10% | |
HSV | Hue: 357° Saturation: 17.59% Value: 78.04% | |
HSL | hsl(357, 24, 71) | |
CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.59 Yellow: 16.58 Key: 21.96 | |
YIQ | Y: 174.693 I: 20.214 Q: 8.026 | |
XYZ | X: 43.711 Y: 41.448 Z: 41.764 | |
CIE Lab | L:70.488 a:13.146 b:3.803 | |
CIE Luv | L:70.488 u:21.333 v:3.137 | |
Decimal | 13083814 | |
Hunter lab | 64.38, 8.529, 6.604 |