Farrow and Ball Fawn 10

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What are Farrow and Ball Fawn undertones?
Is Fawn 10 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Fawn
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Fawn 10
Code:	10
Name:	Fawn
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Fawn?

Farrow and Ball Fawn 10 is a light, muted beige with a gentle warm cast and a soft sandy-grey restraint. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly yellow, giving walls a calm, lived-in neutral appearance. In brighter daylight, Fawn appears lighter and slightly more parchment-like, while lower light brings out its quieter taupe-beige side. It suits bedrooms, halls, and living areas where a pale neutral is wanted without the starkness of white. Pair it with off-white trim, weathered oak, linen, aged brass, and charcoal or deep brown accents for contrast.

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What are Farrow and Ball Fawn undertones?

Fawn 10 reads as a mid-light, muted tan with a soft yellow-beige main character rather than a strong brown or gray. The supplied digital color has a gentle yellow bias, which can make it feel slightly warm while still remaining fairly neutral overall. Farrow & Ball describes it as its interpretation of a classic 18th-century tan, a description that fits its visible tan family rather than identifying a specific undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out its yellow-beige warmth, while cooler daylight can make it appear more restrained and neutral.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#C7BDA4

RGB code:

199, 189, 164

Is Farrow and Ball Fawn cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 43°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

10 Fawn HSL code: 43, 24%, 71%

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 Fawn

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Fawn:

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 Fawn with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 223, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.

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Format	Code
HEX	#c7bda4
RGB Decimal	199, 189, 164
RGB Percent	78.04%, 74.12%, 64.31%
HSV	Hue: 43° Saturation: 17.59% Value: 78.04%
HSL	hsl(43, 23.81, 71.18)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.03 Yellow: 17.59 Key: 21.96
YIQ	Y: 189.14 I: 13.993 Q: -5.665
XYZ	X: 48.451 Y: 51.219 Z: 42.446
CIE Lab	L:76.811 a:-0.633 b:13.918
CIE Luv	L:76.811 u:7.435 v:19.913
Decimal	13090212
Hunter Lab	71.567, -4.398, 14.933