Farrow and Ball Double Cream 9907
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| Official page: | Double Cream 9907 |
| Code: | 9907 |
| Name: | Double Cream |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
What color is Farrow and Ball Double Cream?
Farrow and Ball Double Cream 9907 is a light, warm beige with a noticeable creamy golden cast and a soft touch of peach. Its gentle depth keeps it from reading as plain white, giving walls a settled, lightly sun-warmed appearance. In bright daylight, this color can look pale and buttery, while lower or north-facing light brings out its warmer beige base. Double Cream suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a softer alternative to crisp white is wanted. Pair it with chalky whites, natural oak, linen upholstery, or muted clay and olive accents for a grounded interior palette.
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What are Farrow and Ball Double Cream undertones?
Double Cream is a light, muted cream with a clear yellow-based character and low-to-moderate saturation. In the supplied digital sample, it reads as softly warm, with a slight red-leaning bias that keeps the cream from looking stark or icy. Farrow & Ball describes it as a warm cream that can counteract the perceived green light in north-facing rooms; that description fits its visibly yellow-warm main family rather than indicating a separate, fixed undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out its creamy yellow warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear a little quieter and less golden.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
222, 199, 165
Is Farrow and Ball Double Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
9907 Double Cream HSL code: 36, 46%, 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 Double Cream
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Double 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
Darker shades
9907
Double Cream
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 Double Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #dec7a5 |
| RGB Decimal | 222, 199, 165 |
| RGB Percent | 87.06%, 78.04%, 64.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 25.68% Value: 87.06% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 46.34, 75.88) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.36 Yellow: 25.68 Key: 12.94 |
| YIQ | Y: 202.001 I: 24.631 Q: -5.715 |
| XYZ | X: 57.339 Y: 59.095 Z: 43.973 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.344 a:2.896 b:20.001 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.344 u:16.263 v:27.598 |
| Decimal | 14600101 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.873, -1.386, 19.896 |
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