Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone 275

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Official page:Purbeck Stone 275
Code:275
Name:Purbeck Stone
Brand:Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone?

Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone 275 is a light, muted greige with a softly weathered cast, sitting between pale gray and beige. Its low saturation keeps the color quiet on large wall areas, while the warm beige influence prevents it from feeling stark or icy. In bright natural light, Purbeck Stone can appear pale and gently gray; under warmer lamps, its beige undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, halls, and cabinetry where a restrained neutral is wanted without the crispness of white. Pair it with chalky whites, darker charcoal accents, natural oak, linen, and aged brass for a layered, grounded interior.

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LRV of Purbeck Stone

Purbeck Stone has an LRV of 51.87% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident lightWhy 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 51.87%, 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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HEX#c4beb4
RGB Decimal196, 190, 180
RGB Percent76.86%, 74.51%, 70.59%
HSVHue: 38° Saturation: 8.16% Value: 76.86%
HSLhsl(37, 11.94, 73.73)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.06 Yellow: 8.16 Key: 23.14
YIQY: 190.654 I: 6.789 Q: -1.843
XYZX: 49.415 Y: 51.858 Z: 50.574
CIE LabL:77.196 a:0.34 b:5.794
CIE LuvL:77.196 u:4.072 v:8.424
Decimal12893876
Hunter Lab72.013, -3.536, 8.77

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