Farrow and Ball Dead Salmon 28 paint color review
| Official color page: | Dead Salmon 28 |
| Color code: | 28 |
| Color name: | Dead Salmon |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
Farrow and Ball's Dead Salmon is a warm and inviting pink-toned beige color with a subtle grey undertone. This unique shade is versatile and pairs well with other warm colors, such as golds and browns, as well as cool blues and greens. Dead Salmon is an excellent choice for creating a cozy atmosphere in bedrooms, living rooms, or dining rooms. It also works well as an accent color for trim or furniture pieces. For a modern look, pair Dead Salmon with crisp white and black accents.
Dead Salmon for bedroom
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LRV of Dead Salmon
Dead Salmon 28 has an LRV of 36.3% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 36.30% 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 Dead Salmon undertones?
Red is Farrow and Ball Dead Salmon 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 Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate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:
#B49D8D
RGB code:
180, 157, 141
Is Farrow and Ball Dead Salmon 28 cool or warm?
With a hue of 25° this Beige refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
28 Dead Salmon HSL code: 25, 21%, 63%
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 Beige will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Beige 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.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Dead Salmon:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Lighter shades
Farrow and Ball 28 Dead Salmon
Darker shades
Farrow and Ball 28 Dead Salmon
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.
Farrow and Ball 28 Dead Salmon
Color comparison
Dead Salmon 28 vs French Gray 18
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #b49d8d |  |
| RGB Decimal | 180, 157, 141 | |
| RGB Percent | 70.59%, 61.57%, 55.29% | |
| HSV | Hue: 25° Saturation: 21.67% Value: 70.59% | |
| HSL | hsl(25, 21, 63) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 12.78 Yellow: 21.67 Key: 29.41 | |
| YIQ | Y: 162.053 I: 18.847 Q: -0.114 | |
| XYZ | X: 35.687 Y: 35.741 Z: 30.211 | |
| CIE Lab | L:66.322 a:5.876 b:11.488 | |
| CIE Luv | L:66.322 u:15.215 v:14.873 | |
| Decimal | 11836813 | |
| Hunter lab | 59.784, 1.929, 11.888 | |
