Farrow and Ball Green Ground 206
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- Green Ground for bedroom (1 photo)
- Farrow and Ball 206 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Green Ground reviews (11 photos)
- What are Farrow and Ball Green Ground undertones?
- Is Green Ground 206 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Green Ground
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Green Ground 206
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Green Ground 206 |
| Code: | 206 |
| Name: | Green Ground |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
What color is Farrow and Ball Green Ground?
Farrow and Ball Green Ground 206 is a light, muted yellow-green with a soft, chalky cast rather than a bright botanical look. Its near-even red and green balance gives it a gentle olive-beige quality, while the reduced blue keeps the color noticeably warm. In daylight, it can read as a pale leafy neutral; under warmer lamps, its yellowed undertone becomes more apparent. Use it on walls in kitchens, bedrooms, or hallways where a low-contrast color is wanted, and pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen, aged brass, or deeper olive accents. Green Ground also suits cabinetry when a subdued alternative to cream or conventional gray is needed.
Green Ground for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing yellow shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Farrow and Ball 206 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm yellow hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Farrow and Ball Green Ground reviews (11 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this yellow 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 Green Ground undertones?
Green Ground reads as a light, muted yellow-green with a soft, low-saturation character. In the supplied digital sample, yellow is the dominant direction, while a slight green bias keeps it from looking like a straightforward cream or pale yellow. Farrow & Ball’s official description does not identify a specific undertone, so the green influence is best understood as part of its visible yellow-green family rather than a confirmed pigment-based claim. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow warmth, while cool daylight can make its gentle green cast more noticeable.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
219, 218, 182
Is Farrow and Ball Green Ground cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 58°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
206 Green Ground HSL code: 58, 34%, 79%
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 Green Ground
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Green Ground:
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
206
Green Ground
Darker shades
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 Green Ground with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 238, such as Farrow and Ball Titmouse Blue and Bible Black.
LRV of Green Ground
Green Ground has an LRV of 67.26% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 67.26%, 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
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #dbdab6 |
| RGB Decimal | 219, 218, 182 |
| RGB Percent | 85.88%, 85.49%, 71.37% |
| HSV | Hue: 58° Saturation: 16.89% Value: 85.88% |
| HSL | hsl(58, 33.94, 78.63) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.46 Yellow: 16.89 Key: 14.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 214.195 I: 12.164 Q: -10.992 |
| XYZ | X: 62.727 Y: 68.581 Z: 54.176 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.296 a:-5.612 b:17.891 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.296 u:2.525 v:26.793 |
| Decimal | 14408374 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.814, -9.719, 19.182 |
Color equivalents
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Celtic Forest 4
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90YY 75/120
Celtic Forest 5
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10GY 83/150
Soft Apple
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