Farrow and Ball Roasted Macadamia CB2
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- Roasted Macadamia for bedroom (3 photos)
- Roasted Macadamia for living room (2 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Roasted Macadamia reviews (6 photos)
- What are Farrow and Ball Roasted Macadamia undertones?
- Is Roasted Macadamia CB2 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Roasted Macadamia
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Roasted Macadamia CB2 |
| Code: | CB2 |
| Name: | Roasted Macadamia |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
What color is Farrow and Ball Roasted Macadamia?
Farrow and Ball Roasted Macadamia CB2 is a softly muted beige with a noticeable warm, sandy cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly yellow, while the greyed quality gives the color a calm, lightly weathered look. In bright daylight, Roasted Macadamia can appear pale and creamy-beige; under warmer evening lighting, its tan undertones become more apparent. It suits living room and bedroom walls where a gentle neutral is wanted without the starkness of off-white. Pair it with chalky whites, warm wood, aged brass, linen upholstery, and deeper earthy browns for a grounded interior scheme.
Roasted Macadamia for bedroom (3 photos)
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Roasted Macadamia for living room (2 photos)
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Farrow and Ball Roasted Macadamia reviews (6 photos)
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What are Farrow and Ball Roasted Macadamia undertones?
Roasted Macadamia reads as a mid-light, very muted beige neutral with a soft, low-saturation appearance. In the supplied digital sample, it has a subtle warm yellow-beige bias with a slight rosy cast, though that undertone is understated rather than strongly defined. Farrow & Ball describes it as a “soft neutral” named after a similarly shaded nut, which fits its visibly warm, natural beige family. Warm artificial light may bring out its creamy warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear a little more restrained and neutral.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
198, 186, 170
Is Farrow and Ball Roasted Macadamia cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 34°, this Greige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
CB2 Roasted Macadamia HSL code: 34, 20%, 72%
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 Roasted Macadamia
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 Greige shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Roasted Macadamia:
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
CB2
Roasted Macadamia
Darker shades
CB2
Roasted Macadamia
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 Roasted Macadamia with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #c6baaa |
| RGB Decimal | 198, 186, 170 |
| RGB Percent | 77.65%, 72.94%, 66.67% |
| HSV | Hue: 34° Saturation: 14.14% Value: 77.65% |
| HSL | hsl(34, 19.72, 72.16) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.06 Yellow: 14.14 Key: 22.35 |
| YIQ | Y: 187.764 I: 12.292 Q: -2.441 |
| XYZ | X: 48.102 Y: 50.027 Z: 45.141 |
| CIE Lab | L:76.086 a:1.534 b:9.637 |
| CIE Luv | L:76.086 u:8.093 v:13.607 |
| Decimal | 13023914 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.73, -2.381, 11.67 |
Color equivalents
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