Farrow and Ball Cream 44

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What are Farrow and Ball Cream undertones?
Is Cream 44 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cream
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cream 44
Code:	44
Name:	Cream
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Cream?

Farrow and Ball Cream 44 is a soft, light beige with a clear golden-yellow cast that keeps it warmer than a typical off-white. Its muted depth prevents it from reading overly buttery, giving walls a gentle, sun-warmed appearance instead. In bright daylight, Cream can look lighter and more yellow-leaning, while lower or north-facing light may bring out its subtle tan character. It suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a warm neutral backdrop is wanted, and can also give painted cabinetry a mellow, traditional look. Pair it with natural oak, linen, aged brass, terracotta, or deeper brown accents for a grounded palette.

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What are Farrow and Ball Cream undertones?

The supplied digital sample reads as a light, muted cream with a soft yellow-beige main color family and low saturation. Relative to a more neutral off-white, it shows a gentle yellow warmth rather than a strong golden or orange cast. Farrow & Ball describes Cream as a classic neutral made more complex with yellow ochre and black pigments, which fits the sample’s visibly subdued yellow-leaning character without making it look bright. Warm artificial light may bring out its yellow warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear more restrained and closer to a neutral cream.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#DFCDA6

RGB code:

223, 205, 166

Is Farrow and Ball Cream cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 41° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

44 Cream HSL code: 41, 47%, 76%

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 Cream

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 Cream:

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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Cream

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 Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.

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Format	Code
HEX	#dfcda6
RGB Decimal	223, 205, 166
RGB Percent	87.45%, 80.39%, 65.10%
HSV	Hue: 41° Saturation: 25.56% Value: 87.45%
HSL	hsl(41, 47.11, 76.27)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.07 Yellow: 25.56 Key: 12.55
YIQ	Y: 205.936 I: 23.259 Q: -8.329
XYZ	X: 59.145 Y: 62.105 Z: 44.938
CIE Lab	L:82.969 a:0.28 b:21.73
CIE Luv	L:82.969 u:13.325 v:30.49
Decimal	14667174
Hunter Lab	78.807, -3.946, 21.356