Farrow and Ball Fake Tan 9912

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What are Farrow and Ball Fake Tan undertones?
Is Fake Tan 9912 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Fake Tan
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Fake Tan 9912
Code:	9912
Name:	Fake Tan
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Fake Tan?

Farrow and Ball Fake Tan 9912 is a muted, mid-light tan with a clear warm peach-beige cast. Its soft earthiness keeps it from reading overly orange, while the dusty quality gives the color a gently weathered look. In bright daylight, Fake Tan can appear lighter and more sandy; under warm artificial light, its rosy clay undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits living room walls, bedrooms, or a small hallway where a pale neutral would feel too plain. Pair it with chalky off-whites, faded olive greens, natural oak, linen, and aged brass for a grounded interior palette.

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What are Farrow and Ball Fake Tan undertones?

Fake Tan reads as a mid-light, softly muted peachy orange with enough color to feel warm rather than neutral. Its visible bias leans slightly red and yellow within that orange family, giving it an earthy, tan-like character rather than a pink or beige look. Farrow & Ball describes it as a “subtly warm peach,” which matches the sample’s peach-orange appearance and gentle warmth. Under warm artificial light, it may look a little richer and more golden-peach, while cool daylight can make its softness and orange-tan base appear more restrained.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#D1A787

RGB code:

209, 167, 135

Is Farrow and Ball Fake Tan cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 26° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

9912 Fake Tan HSL code: 26, 45%, 67%

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 Fake Tan

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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Fake Tan:

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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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 Fake Tan with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.

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