Farrow and Ball Faded Terracotta CC8
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- Faded Terracotta for bedroom (3 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Faded Terracotta reviews (5 photos)
- What are Farrow and Ball Faded Terracotta undertones?
- Is Faded Terracotta CC8 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Faded Terracotta
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Faded Terracotta CC8
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | CC8 |
| Name: | Faded Terracotta |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
| Collections: | California Collection |
What color is Farrow and Ball Faded Terracotta?
Farrow and Ball Faded Terracotta CC8 is a light, muted clay tone with a warm peach-beige cast. Its gentle saturation keeps it softer than a traditional burnt terracotta, making it well suited to larger wall areas in living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways. In bright daylight, this color can read as a pale sun-warmed plaster, while lower light brings out its deeper rosy-tan character. Pair it with chalky whites, warm cream, natural oak, rattan, and linen for a layered, earthy scheme. It also makes a considered choice for cabinetry or a painted alcove when paired with darker brown accents or aged brass hardware.
Faded Terracotta for bedroom (3 photos)
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Farrow and Ball Faded Terracotta reviews (5 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this red that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Farrow and Ball Faded Terracotta undertones?
Faded Terracotta reads as a mid-light, softly saturated orange-beige with a muted terracotta character. In the supplied digital sample, it leans slightly red and yellow within its orange main family, giving it a gentle warm bias rather than a strong pink or brown cast. It has enough color to feel present on a wall, but its softness keeps it from looking bright or intensely earthy. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its orange and red warmth, while cool daylight can make its beige and muted qualities appear more noticeable.
HEX value:
RGB code:
223, 183, 151
Is Farrow and Ball Faded Terracotta cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 27° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
CC8 Faded Terracotta HSL code: 27, 53%, 73%
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 Faded Terracotta
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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Faded Terracotta:
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
CC8
Faded Terracotta
Darker shades
CC8
Faded Terracotta
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 Faded Terracotta with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.
LRV of Faded Terracotta
Faded Terracotta has an LRV of 52.27% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 52.27%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #dfb797 |
| RGB Decimal | 223, 183, 151 |
| RGB Percent | 87.45%, 71.76%, 59.22% |
| HSV | Hue: 27° Saturation: 32.29% Value: 87.45% |
| HSL | hsl(27, 52.94, 73.33) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.94 Yellow: 32.29 Key: 12.55 |
| YIQ | Y: 191.312 I: 34.119 Q: -1.497 |
| XYZ | X: 52.951 Y: 51.792 Z: 36.477 |
| CIE Lab | L:77.156 a:9.883 b:21.709 |
| CIE Luv | L:77.156 u:27.747 v:28.017 |
| Decimal | 14661527 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.966, 5.395, 20.324 |
Color equivalents
90YR 53/238
Sunbaked Terracotta
Dulux
90YR 55/266
Wholemeal Honey 4
Dulux
G13
Mortar Pink
Farrow and Ball
62
Dutch Pink
Farrow and Ball
90YR 48/183
Treacle Tart 3
Dulux
Nectar Jewels 4
Dulux
90YR 57/293
Eastern Spice 4
Dulux
00YY 48/171
Smooth Maple
Dulux
J407
Siesta
Tikkurila
Honest Touch
Dulux
334
Masquerade
Little Greene
9912
Fake Tan
Farrow and Ball
02YY 52/318
Muted Amber
Dulux
10YY 58/295
Honey Drizzle 4
Dulux
Sweet Wafer
Dulux
H466
Angora
Tikkurila
Ayers Red
Dulux
39
Fowler Pink
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