Farrow and Ball Pink Drab 207

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What are Farrow and Ball Pink Drab undertones?
Is Pink Drab 207 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Pink Drab
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Pink Drab 207
Code:	207
Name:	Pink Drab
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Pink Drab?

Farrow and Ball Pink Drab 207 is a softly muted pink-beige with a dusty, greyed cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet. Its low saturation gives the color a gentle, plaster-like appearance, while the subtle red warmth becomes more noticeable in afternoon or lamplit rooms. In cooler daylight, Pink Drab can appear quieter and more neutral, with its beige and soft grey notes coming forward. It suits bedrooms, dining rooms, and living spaces where a warm neutral is wanted with more color than cream or taupe. Pair it with natural oak, aged brass, linen upholstery, and off-white trim, or use it on cabinetry for a subdued wash of color.

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What are Farrow and Ball Pink Drab undertones?

Pink Drab reads as a mid-light, very muted pink with a soft beige cast rather than a bright or candy-like look. The supplied digital color leans subtly toward red with a slight yellow warmth, though that bias is quiet and can shift with surrounding colors and lighting. Farrow & Ball says Pink Drab lacks the brightness that can make other pinks appear sugary, which fits its visibly subdued pink family. Warm artificial light may bring out its faint warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear a little more neutral and dusty.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#CBB5AE

RGB code:

203, 181, 174

Is Farrow and Ball Pink Drab cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 14°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

207 Pink Drab HSL code: 14, 22%, 74%

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 Drab

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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:

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

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

207
Pink Drab

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 Drab with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 194, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.

207
Pink Drab

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Format	Code
HEX	#cbb5ae
RGB Decimal	203, 181, 174
RGB Percent	79.61%, 70.98%, 68.24%
HSV	Hue: 14° Saturation: 14.29% Value: 79.61%
HSL	hsl(14, 21.8, 73.92)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.84 Yellow: 14.29 Key: 20.39
YIQ	Y: 186.78 I: 15.359 Q: 2.475
XYZ	X: 48.791 Y: 48.801 Z: 46.882
CIE Lab	L:75.328 a:6.695 b:6.437
CIE Luv	L:75.328 u:13.672 v:8.14
Decimal	13350318
Hunter Lab	69.858, 2.42, 9.111