# Farrow and Ball Matchstick

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-matchstick-2013](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-matchstick-2013)

Farrow and Ball Matchstick 2013 is a light, muted beige with a clear creamy warmth and a soft sand-colored cast. Its low-saturation appearance keeps it from reading too yellow, giving walls a gentle, lightly aged neutral finish rather than a crisp white look. In bright daylight, Matchstick can appear pale and airy; under warmer lamps, its beige and biscuit notes become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a warmer alternative to off-white is wanted, and it can also make painted cabinetry feel understated rather than stark. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, brushed brass, and chalky whites or deeper brown-based neutrals.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Farrow and Ball
- **Color name:** Matchstick
- **Color code:** 2013
- **HEX:** #e4d5bc
- **RGB:** 228, 213, 188
- **LRV:** 67.57%
- **Brightness:** Light
- **Color families:** Beige
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 38° Saturation: 17.54% Value: 89.41%
- **HSL:** hsl(37, 42.55, 81.57)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.58 Yellow: 17.54 Key: 10.59
- **YIQ:** Y: 214.635 I: 16.972 Q: -4.607
- **XYZ:** X: 64.865 Y: 67.715 Z: 57.217
- **CIE Lab:** L:85.864 a:1.144 b:14.234
- **CIE Luv:** L:85.864 u:10.446 v:20.471
- **Decimal:** 14996924
- **Hunter Lab:** 82.289, -3.301, 16.377

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Dulux Ivory](https://plan-home.com/color/ivory)
- [Dulux Hay Bale](https://plan-home.com/color/hay-bale)
- [Little Greene Beauvais Lilac](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-beauvais-lilac-29)
- [Farrow and Ball Single Cream](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-single-cream)
- [Farrow and Ball Ringwold Ground](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-ringwold-ground)
- [Farrow and Ball Joa's White](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-joas-white-226)
- [Farrow and Ball Orange Coloured White](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-orange-coloured-white)
- [Farrow and Ball Sand](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-sand-cc2)
- [Dulux Salisbury Stones 4](https://plan-home.com/color/salisbury-stones-4)
- [Dulux Toasted Meringue](https://plan-home.com/color/toasted-meringue)
- [Dulux Elderflower Tea](https://plan-home.com/color/elderflower-tea)
- [Little Greene Travertine](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-travertine-319)
- [RAL Classic Light ivory](https://plan-home.com/color/light-ivory-ral-1015)
- [Little Greene Travertine - Mid](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-travertine-mid-273)
- [Jotun Wild Rice](https://plan-home.com/color/wild-rice-1012)
- [Dulux Rolled Oats](https://plan-home.com/color/rolled-oats)
- [Dulux Gentle Gold 2](https://plan-home.com/color/gentle-gold-2)
- [Dulux Quilted Calico 2](https://plan-home.com/color/quilted-calico-2)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Farrow and Ball Dimity](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-dimity-2008)
- [Farrow and Ball White Tie](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-white-tie-2002)
- [Farrow and Ball Lime White](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-lime-white-1)
- [Farrow and Ball Tallow](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-tallow-203)
- [Farrow and Ball New White](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-new-white-59)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Farrow and Ball Joa's White](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-joas-white-226)
- [Farrow and Ball Stony Ground](https://plan-home.com/color/stony-ground-211)
- [Farrow and Ball Single Cream](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-single-cream)
- [Farrow and Ball Light Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-light-gray-17)
- [Farrow and Ball Old White](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-old-white-4)

## Complementary colors
- [Farrow and Ball Black Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-black-blue)
- [Farrow and Ball Graupel](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-graupel)
- [Farrow and Ball Kittiwake](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-kittiwake-307)
- [Farrow and Ball Lulworth Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-lulworth-blue-89)
- [Farrow and Ball Wine Dark](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-wine-dark-308)
- [Farrow and Ball Stiffkey Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/stiffkey-blue-281)
- [Farrow and Ball Hague Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/hague-blue-30)

Official product page: https://www.farrow-ball.com/paint/matchstick

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.