Farrow and Ball Ointment Pink 21

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What are Farrow and Ball Ointment Pink undertones?
Is Ointment Pink 21 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Ointment Pink
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Ointment Pink 21
Code:	21
Name:	Ointment Pink
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Ointment Pink?

Farrow and Ball Ointment Pink 21 is a muted, earthy pink with a clear peach-beige cast rather than a sugary or blue-based look. Its mid-tone depth gives walls noticeable color while keeping the overall effect soft and gently weathered. In bright daylight, this shade can read as a warm faded rose, while lower or warmer artificial light brings forward its clay-like, terracotta undertones. It suits bedrooms, dining rooms, and hallways where a warmer neutral alternative to beige is wanted. Pair Ointment Pink with chalky off-whites, deep brown wood, aged brass, natural linen, or soft olive and sage accents.

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What are Farrow and Ball Ointment Pink undertones?

Ointment Pink reads as a mid-light, muted peachy pink with clear warmth and moderate color presence. In the supplied digital sample, its orange direction gives the pink a soft apricot or terracotta-leaning bias rather than a cool rosy look. Farrow & Ball’s provided page text does not name a specific undertone, though it notes the color was based on historic paint evidence from early-19th-century houses. Warm artificial light may bring forward its peach and orange-leaning character, while cool daylight can make it appear a little more subdued and less golden.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#C8977E

RGB code:

200, 151, 126

Is Farrow and Ball Ointment Pink cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 20° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

21 Ointment Pink HSL code: 20, 40%, 64%

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 Ointment Pink

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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Ointment Pink:

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

21
Ointment Pink

Darker shades

21
Ointment Pink

61
Entrance Hall Pink

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 Ointment Pink with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 200, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.

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Ointment Pink

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