Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40

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Mouse's Back for bedroom (6 photos)
Mouse's Back for living room (5 photos)
Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back for bathroom (2 photos)
Farrow and Ball 40 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Mouse's Back for exterior (2 photos)
Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back reviews (5 photos)
What are Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back undertones?
Is Mouse's Back 40 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mouse's Back
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Mouse's Back 40
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Mouse's Back 40
Code:	40
Name:	Mouse's Back
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back?

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 is a muted, mid-tone brown with a noticeable grey cast and a softly weathered appearance. Its #998976 value reads warm without becoming golden, sitting close to taupe in daylight and appearing a little deeper in low or north-facing light. Use it on living room walls, a study, or fitted cabinetry where a grounded neutral is wanted without the starkness of true grey. Mouse's Back pairs naturally with chalky off-whites, dark brown woods, aged brass, linen, and stone finishes. On exterior woodwork or masonry details, this shade can give a restrained, earthy contrast against pale render or cream trim.

Mouse's Back for bedroom (6 photos)

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.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back bedroom inspiration

@sand.and.wax

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back bedroom color

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Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bedroom accent wall

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Mouse's Back for living room (5 photos)

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

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 living room

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@1930sarang

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Farrow and Ball 40 for bathroom (2 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone beige real bathrooms.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bathroom

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Farrow and Ball 40 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen island

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Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen cabinets

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Mouse's Back for exterior (2 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 front door

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Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back reviews (5 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall paint

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Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall panelling

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What are Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back undertones?

Mouse’s Back reads as a mid-depth, muted grey-brown with a noticeably warm, fawn-like cast. In the supplied digital sample, its relative undertone leans orange, with slight red and yellow bias that keeps the brown from looking cold or charcoal-heavy. Farrow & Ball describes it as a “grey brown” inspired by the fawny colour of a British field mouse, which fits its visible balance of softened grey and warm brown. Warm artificial light may bring its brown and yellow-red warmth forward, while cool daylight can make the grey aspect appear more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#998976

RGB code:

153, 137, 118

Is Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 33°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL 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 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 Mouse's Back

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back:

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 Mouse's Back with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.

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LRV of Mouse's Back

Mouse's Back has an LRV of 26.25% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 26.25%, 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

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
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, 14.64, 53.14)
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