Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone 275 paint color review
| Official color page: | Purbeck Stone 275 |
| Color code: | 275 |
| Color name: | Purbeck Stone |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
Purbeck Stone is a clean and understated mid grey that resembles the colour of stone found on the Isle of Purbeck. Purbeck Stone is warm neutral colour. It offers an understated twist on one of the most popular colors of 2021 and is best paired with crisp white soft furnishings which glow when golden hour arrives in a midsummer's evening. It works better with Wevet, Ammonite, Bancha and Hague Blue colours.
Purbeck Stone for bedroom
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LRV of Purbeck Stone
Purbeck Stone 275 has an LRV of 51.87% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 51.87% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone undertones?
Red is Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#C4BEB4
RGB code:
196, 190, 180
Is Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone 275 cool or warm?
With a hue of 37° this Grey refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
275 Purbeck Stone HSL code: 37, 12%, 74%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Warm Grey will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Greige undertones tend to make you feel happy, energized and playful
- Warm paint colors are ideal for kitchens, living rooms or bathrooms
- Warmer hues make larger spaces feel more inviting
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Lighter shades
Farrow and Ball 275 Purbeck Stone
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.
Farrow and Ball 275 Purbeck Stone
Color comparison
Purbeck Stone 275 vs Pavilion Gray 242
Can't decide between these two shades for your project? We break down the differences to assist you in making the right choice.
Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #c4beb4 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 196, 190, 180 | |
| RGB Percent | 76.86%, 74.51%, 70.59% | |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 8.16% Value: 76.86% | |
| HSL | hsl(37, 12, 74) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.06 Yellow: 8.16 Key: 23.14 | |
| YIQ | Y: 190.654 I: 6.789 Q: -1.843 | |
| XYZ | X: 49.415 Y: 51.858 Z: 50.574 | |
| CIE Lab | L:77.196 a:0.34 b:5.794 | |
| CIE Luv | L:77.196 u:4.072 v:8.424 | |
| Decimal | 12893876 | |
| Hunter lab | 72.013, -3.536, 8.77 | |
