Farrow and Ball Pink Cup 9801

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What are Farrow and Ball Pink Cup undertones?
Is Pink Cup 9801 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Pink Cup
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Pink Cup 9801
Code:	9801
Name:	Pink Cup
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Pink Cup?

Farrow and Ball Pink Cup 9801 is a light, warm peach-pink with a softened, slightly muted cast rather than a bright sugary finish. Its #e9bfab color value shows clear peach and beige influence, giving the shade a gentle warmth that can make a room feel brighter without reading as stark. In daylight, Pink Cup will show its rosy-peach character most clearly, while lower light may draw out its quieter tan-pink side. It suits bedroom walls, a small powder room, or painted cabinetry where a pale color with more presence than cream is wanted. Pair it with chalky off-whites, natural oak, pale stone, linen upholstery, and warm brass for a grounded, tactile scheme.

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What are Farrow and Ball Pink Cup undertones?

Pink Cup reads as a light, muted peach-leaning pink with gentle rather than bright saturation. Within its pink family, the digital sample shows a warm orange-yellow bias, making it look more peachy than cool or rosy. Farrow & Ball describes Pink Cup as a “mid-tone pink” with a luminous quality and warmth, but the supplied sample appears comparatively light and its visible warmth supports that general description rather than identifying a manufacturer-stated undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out its peachier side, while cool daylight can make it look a little softer and less yellow.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E9BFAB

RGB code:

233, 191, 171

Is Farrow and Ball Pink Cup cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 19° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

9801 Pink Cup HSL code: 19, 58%, 79%

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 Pink Cup

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 Pink Cup:

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.

Darker shades

9801
Pink Cup

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 Pink Cup with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 199, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.

9801
Pink Cup

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