Farrow and Ball Pantalon 221

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What are Farrow and Ball Pantalon undertones?
Is Pantalon 221 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Pantalon
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Pantalon 221
Code:	221
Name:	Pantalon
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Pantalon?

Farrow and Ball Pantalon 221 is a muted, mid-to-dark neutral with a grounded blend of grey, brown, and soft olive undertones. Its low-saturation character gives it a weathered, earthy appearance rather than a sharp or strongly coloured one. Pantalon can give a study, dining room, or hallway more visual weight on walls, while also making a convincing choice for understated cabinetry. Pair it with warm off-whites, natural linen, aged brass, oak, and darker charcoal details to bring out its quiet depth.

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What are Farrow and Ball Pantalon undertones?

Pantalon reads as a midtone, heavily muted olive-brown with a subdued, earthy overall character. In the supplied digital sample, its slight yellow bias makes it lean warmer than a true gray, though the undertone is subtle rather than strongly defined. Farrow & Ball says Pantalon changes in different light conditions, which fits a muted color whose brown, olive, and gray aspects can shift in prominence. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow-brown cast, while cool daylight can make it appear grayer or more olive.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#6E6656

RGB code:

110, 102, 86

Is Farrow and Ball Pantalon cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 40°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

221 Pantalon HSL code: 40, 12%, 38%

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 Pantalon

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 brown shade looks under different lighting:

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

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

221
Pantalon

Darker shades

221
Pantalon

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 Pantalon with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.

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Pantalon

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Format	Code
HEX	#6e6656
RGB Decimal	110, 102, 86
RGB Percent	43.14%, 40.00%, 33.73%
HSV	Hue: 40° Saturation: 21.82% Value: 43.14%
HSL	hsl(40, 12.24, 38.43)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.27 Yellow: 21.82 Key: 56.86
YIQ	Y: 102.568 I: 9.909 Q: -3.287
XYZ	X: 12.861 Y: 13.49 Z: 10.728
CIE Lab	L:43.492 a:0.264 b:10.199
CIE Luv	L:43.492 u:5.716 v:12.674
Decimal	7235158
Hunter Lab	36.729, -1.769, 8.392