Farrow and Ball Salt CC5
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| Code: | CC5 |
| Name: | Salt |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
| Collections: | California Collection |
What color is Farrow and Ball Salt?
Farrow and Ball Salt CC5 is a pale, low-saturation off-white with a faint warm grey cast. Its subtle beige-grey undertone keeps it from reading stark, while the high lightness helps walls feel open and gently softened. In bright daylight, Salt appears close to a clean, softened white; under warmer lamps, its muted warmth becomes more noticeable. It suits broad wall areas, ceilings, and painted woodwork in bedrooms, kitchens, or quiet living spaces. Pair it with natural oak, linen, pale stone, and deeper charcoal or olive accents for contrast.
Salt for bedroom
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What are Farrow and Ball Salt undertones?
Salt CC5 reads as a very light, low-saturation off-white with an almost neutral overall character. In the supplied digital sample, any yellow-leaning direction is extremely slight, so it is better treated as a possible warm bias than a definite undertone. It should generally look soft rather than stark, without a strong beige, gray, or cream cast. Warm artificial light may make its faint warmth more noticeable, while cool daylight may keep it looking cleaner and closer to neutral.
HEX value:
RGB code:
230, 228, 225
Is Farrow and Ball Salt cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 36°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
CC5 Salt HSL code: 36, 9%, 89%
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 Salt
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Salt:
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
Darker shades
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 Salt with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.
LRV of Salt
Salt has an LRV of 77.69% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
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 77.69%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #e6e4e1 |
| RGB Decimal | 230, 228, 225 |
| RGB Percent | 90.20%, 89.41%, 88.24% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 2.17% Value: 90.2% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 9.09, 89.22) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.87 Yellow: 2.17 Key: 9.8 |
| YIQ | Y: 228.256 I: 2.156 Q: -0.511 |
| XYZ | X: 73.964 Y: 77.746 Z: 82.324 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.664 a:0.142 b:1.702 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.664 u:1.302 v:2.568 |
| Decimal | 15131873 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.174, -4.571, 6.365 |
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