Farrow and Ball Liquorice CB10

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What are Farrow and Ball Liquorice undertones?
Is Liquorice CB10 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Liquorice
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Liquorice CB10
Code:	CB10
Name:	Liquorice
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Liquorice?

Farrow and Ball Liquorice CB10 is a deep charcoal grey with an almost neutral cast, sitting just short of black. Its low-saturation appearance gives it a softened, matte-looking presence rather than a sharp or inky effect. In bright daylight, the grey character is easier to see; in lower light, it can read as a near-black backdrop. Use it on cabinetry, doors, bookcases, or a single wall where a darker finish will add definition without introducing an obvious color undertone. Liquorice pairs naturally with pale warm whites, light grey stone, aged brass, black metal, and richly grained wood.

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What are Farrow and Ball Liquorice undertones?

Liquorice is a very deep, near-neutral black with extremely low saturation, reading as a soft charcoal-black rather than a sharply colored dark. The supplied digital sample shows only a very slight redward bias, but it is too subtle to support a confident standalone undertone claim. Farrow & Ball describes Liquorice as a warm, deep black, which fits its black main color family while suggesting a warmer overall impression than a blue-leaning black. Warm artificial light may make its warmth more noticeable, while cool daylight can make it appear more neutral or slightly cooler.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#4A4949

RGB code:

74, 73, 73

Is Farrow and Ball Liquorice cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 0°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

CB10 Liquorice HSL code: 0, 1%, 29%

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 Liquorice

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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Morning

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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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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

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

CB10
Liquorice

CC1
Tar

Darker shades

CB10
Liquorice

G18
Smelt Black

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 Liquorice with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 180, such as Farrow and Ball Oval Room Blue and Hazy.

CB10
Liquorice

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#4a4949
RGB Decimal	74, 73, 73
RGB Percent	29.02%, 28.63%, 28.63%
HSV	Hue: 0° Saturation: 1.35% Value: 29.02%
HSL	hsl(0, 0.68, 28.82)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.35 Yellow: 1.35 Key: 70.98
YIQ	Y: 73.299 I: 0.596 Q: 0.212
XYZ	X: 6.409 Y: 6.702 Z: 7.258
CIE Lab	L:31.119 a:0.412 b:0.148
CIE Luv	L:31.119 u:0.539 v:0.119
Decimal	4868425
Hunter Lab	25.888, -1.115, 1.5