Farrow and Ball Ringwold Ground 208

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What are Farrow and Ball Ringwold Ground undertones?
Is Ringwold Ground 208 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Ringwold Ground
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Ringwold Ground 208
Code:	208
Name:	Ringwold Ground
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Ringwold Ground?

Farrow and Ball Ringwold Ground 208 is a light, warm beige with a softly creamy, biscuit-like cast. Its low-key saturation keeps it from reading too yellow, while the pale depth gives walls an airy but not stark appearance. In bright daylight, this shade can feel clean and gently sun-warmed; under evening lamps, its beige undertones become more noticeable. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, or on cabinetry where a quiet neutral is wanted without the coolness of grey-based off-whites. Ringwold Ground pairs naturally with chalky whites, muted olive greens, warm wood, linen upholstery, and aged brass.

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What are Farrow and Ball Ringwold Ground undertones?

Ringwold Ground appears to be a light, muted cream with a soft yellow-beige character and low saturation. Its undertone reads as a relative yellow warmth rather than a strong gold or orange cast, keeping it close to a neutral cream overall. Farrow & Ball describes it as a “neutral cream” with a warm, glowing quality, which aligns with the visible yellow-leaning cream family in the supplied color sample. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its creamy warmth, while cool daylight can make it look lighter and a little more neutral.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#EADCC3

RGB code:

234, 220, 195

Is Farrow and Ball Ringwold Ground cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 38° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

208 Ringwold Ground HSL code: 38, 48%, 84%

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 Ringwold Ground

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Ringwold Ground:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Ringwold Ground with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#eadcc3
RGB Decimal	234, 220, 195
RGB Percent	91.76%, 86.27%, 76.47%
HSV	Hue: 38° Saturation: 16.67% Value: 91.76%
HSL	hsl(38, 48.15, 84.12)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.98 Yellow: 16.67 Key: 8.24
YIQ	Y: 221.336 I: 16.376 Q: -4.818
XYZ	X: 69.374 Y: 72.62 Z: 61.978
CIE Lab	L:88.266 a:0.76 b:14.019
CIE Luv	L:88.266 u:9.795 v:20.355
Decimal	15391939
Hunter Lab	85.218, -3.817, 16.531