Farrow and Ball Light Stone 9

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What are Farrow and Ball Light Stone undertones?
Is Light Stone 9 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Light Stone
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Light Stone 9
Code:	9
Name:	Light Stone
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Light Stone?

Farrow and Ball Light Stone 9 is a muted light beige with a noticeable warm, yellow-tan cast. Its softened, slightly earthy color keeps it from reading as cream or greige, giving walls a grounded look without much visual weight. In bright daylight, Light Stone can appear pale and sandy; under warmer artificial light, its golden-beige undertone becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a gentle neutral is needed, and can also bring a quiet warmth to painted cabinetry. Pair it with chalky whites, deep olive greens, aged brass, natural oak, and woven linen for a layered, natural-material palette.

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What are Farrow and Ball Light Stone undertones?

Light Stone reads as a mid-light, muted beige with a clear yellow-leaning cast rather than a crisp gray or white character. Its relative undertone appears warm and softly yellow, which keeps the beige main color family looking earthy rather than pink, blue, or strongly green. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its golden-beige side, while cool daylight can make it appear quieter and slightly more neutral.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#CDC0A0

RGB code:

205, 192, 160

Is Farrow and Ball Light Stone cool or warm?

warm

cool

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

9 Light Stone HSL code: 43, 31%, 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 Stone

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 Light Stone:

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 Light Stone 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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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#cdc0a0
RGB Decimal	205, 192, 160
RGB Percent	80.39%, 75.29%, 62.75%
HSV	Hue: 43° Saturation: 21.95% Value: 80.39%
HSL	hsl(43, 31.03, 71.57)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.34 Yellow: 21.95 Key: 19.61
YIQ	Y: 192.239 I: 18.03 Q: -7.208
XYZ	X: 50.371 Y: 53.218 Z: 40.867
CIE Lab	L:78.003 a:-0.563 b:17.808
CIE Luv	L:78.003 u:9.747 v:25.156
Decimal	13484192
Hunter Lab	72.95, -4.412, 17.851