Farrow and Ball Light Blue 22

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Light Blue for bedroom (6 photos)
Light Blue for living room (4 photos)
Farrow and Ball Light Blue reviews (5 photos)
What are Farrow and Ball Light Blue undertones?
Is Light Blue 22 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Light Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Light Blue 22
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Light Blue 22
Code:	22
Name:	Light Blue
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Light Blue?

Farrow and Ball Light Blue 22 is a soft, muted pale gray-green with a gentle, slightly cool cast. Despite its name, the visible color reads more like a weathered green-grey than a clear blue, especially in neutral daylight. Its low saturation gives walls a quiet, chalky appearance without looking stark or icy. Use it in bedrooms, bathrooms, or hallways alongside warm white trim, aged brass, pale oak, and natural linen for a grounded look. On cabinetry, Light Blue can bring subtle definition to a room while keeping the overall palette light.

Light Blue for bedroom (6 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

Farrow and Ball Light Blue bedroom paint review

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Farrow and Ball Light Blue bedroom interior idea

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Farrow and Ball Light Blue 22 accent wall

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Light Blue for living room (4 photos)

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

Farrow and Ball Light Blue 22 living room

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Farrow and Ball Light Blue 22 wall paint

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Farrow and Ball Light Blue reviews (5 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey 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 Light Blue undertones?

Light Blue 22 reads as a light, muted, near-neutral gray with a faint yellow-green lean in this digital sample. Its color direction is subtle, so it is better described as slightly greenish and yellowish relative to gray than as having a strong, definite undertone. Farrow & Ball says it becomes more silver in shaded areas, which aligns with its subdued, low-color appearance rather than a clear blue cast. Warm artificial light may bring out a little more of its yellow-green lean, while cool daylight may make it appear cleaner and grayer, depending on the room and surrounding colors.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#B8BCB5

RGB code:

184, 188, 181

Is Farrow and Ball Light Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 94°, this Grey shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.

22 Light Blue HSL code: 94, 5%, 72%

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 Light Blue

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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 Light Blue:

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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Light Blue

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LRV of Light Blue

Light Blue has an LRV of 49.12% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 49.12%, 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	#b8bcb5
RGB Decimal	184, 188, 181
RGB Percent	72.16%, 73.73%, 70.98%
HSV	Hue: 94° Saturation: 3.72% Value: 73.73%
HSL	hsl(94, 4.96, 72.35)
CMYK	Cyan: 2.13 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.72 Key: 26.27
YIQ	Y: 186.006 I: -0.134 Q: -3.025
XYZ	X: 46.089 Y: 49.493 Z: 50.829
CIE Lab	L:75.757 a:-2.688 b:3.054
CIE Luv	L:75.757 u:-1.89 v:4.968
Decimal	12106933
Hunter Lab	70.351, -6.175, 6.409