Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 paint color review
Official color page: | Mouse's Back 40 |
Color code: | 40 |
Color name: | Mouse's Back |
Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
Farrow and Ball's Mouse's Back is a warm and inviting grey-brown color that adds a cozy feel to any space. It's a versatile color that works well in a variety of settings, from traditional to contemporary. Use it as a neutral base color in a room and pair it with accent colors like soft blues, greens, or blush pinks for a calming and sophisticated look. It also works well with natural materials like wood and stone, making it a great choice for a rustic or earthy interior design scheme.
Mouse's Back for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing Beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm Mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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LRV of Mouse's Back
Mouse's Back 40 has an LRV of 26.25% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 26.25% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back undertones?
Red is Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#998976
RGB code:
153, 137, 118
Is Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 cool or warm?
With a hue of 33° this Beige refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
40 Mouse's Back HSL code: 33, 15%, 53%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Warm Beige will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Grey undertones tend to make you feel happy, energized and playful
- Warm paint colors are ideal for kitchens, living rooms or bathrooms
- Warmer hues make larger spaces feel more inviting
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Lighter shades
Farrow and Ball 40 Mouse's Back
Darker shades
Farrow and Ball 40 Mouse's Back
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.
Farrow and Ball 40 Mouse's Back
Color comparison
Mouse's Back 40 vs Plummet 272
We'll help you determine which of these shades will work best in your space.
Color codes
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Format | Code | |
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HEX | #998976 | |
RGB Decimal | 153, 137, 118 | |
RGB Percent | 60.00%, 53.73%, 46.27% | |
HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 22.88% Value: 60.0% | |
HSL | hsl(33, 15, 53) | |
CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.46 Yellow: 22.88 Key: 40.0 | |
YIQ | Y: 139.618 I: 15.64 Q: -2.528 | |
XYZ | X: 25.352 Y: 25.972 Z: 20.812 | |
CIE Lab | L:58.011 a:2.845 b:12.397 | |
CIE Luv | L:58.011 u:11.004 v:16.081 | |
Decimal | 10062198 | |
Hunter lab | 50.963, -0.388, 11.461 |