Farrow and Ball Farrow's White 9812

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Farrow and Ball Farrow's White reviews (4 photos)
What are Farrow and Ball Farrow's White undertones?
Is Farrow's White 9812 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Farrow's White
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Farrow's White 9812
Code:	9812
Name:	Farrow's White
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Farrow's White?

Farrow and Ball Farrow's White 9812 is a pale, softly muted off-white with a noticeable warm beige cast. Its low-saturation finish reads creamy rather than stark, while a faint greyed quality keeps it from becoming too yellow. In bright daylight, this shade can appear light and gently chalky; under warmer lamps, its beige undertones become more apparent. Use it on walls, ceilings, or painted woodwork where a quiet, cohesive backdrop is needed, especially alongside natural oak, linen, aged brass, and stone. Farrow's White also pairs well with deeper mushroom browns, dusty greens, and charcoal accents for definition.

Farrow and Ball Farrow's White reviews (4 photos)

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What are Farrow and Ball Farrow's White undertones?

Farrow’s White is a very light, muted off-white with a soft yellow-cream direction rather than a stark white appearance. In the supplied digital sample, that warm bias is subtle and low-confidence, so it may read close to neutral in some settings. Farrow & Ball’s official description provided here does not name a specific undertone, only noting that the shade is versatile. Warm artificial lighting may bring out its slight creamy cast, while cool daylight can make it appear cleaner and more neutral.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E9E4D6

RGB code:

233, 228, 214

Is Farrow and Ball Farrow's White cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 44°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

9812 Farrow's White HSL code: 44, 30%, 88%

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 Farrow's White

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Farrow's White:

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 Farrow's White with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#e9e4d6
RGB Decimal	233, 228, 214
RGB Percent	91.37%, 89.41%, 83.92%
HSV	Hue: 44° Saturation: 8.15% Value: 91.37%
HSL	hsl(44, 30.16, 87.65)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.15 Yellow: 8.15 Key: 8.63
YIQ	Y: 227.899 I: 7.478 Q: -3.299
XYZ	X: 73.483 Y: 77.666 Z: 74.72
CIE Lab	L:90.627 a:-0.699 b:7.431
CIE Luv	L:90.627 u:3.676 v:11.269
Decimal	15328470
Hunter Lab	88.128, -5.388, 11.421