Farrow and Ball Sand CC2
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| Code: | CC2 |
| Name: | Sand |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
| Collections: | California Collection |
What color is Farrow and Ball Sand?
Farrow and Ball Sand CC2 is a pale, muted beige with a soft warm cast drawn from its creamy, lightly yellowed base. Its low saturation keeps the color quiet rather than noticeably golden, giving walls a gentle off-white appearance with more body than a stark neutral. In bright daylight, Sand can read as a light sand-toned cream, while evening light tends to bring forward its warmer beige character. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a softly warmed backdrop is wanted without using a deeper tan. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, woven textures, and chalky white trim for a layered, understated finish.
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What are Farrow and Ball Sand undertones?
Sand CC2 reads as a light, muted beige with a clear yellow-based warmth and low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, it sits close to neutral overall, with a soft yellow bias rather than a strong pink, green, or gray cast. Because no official Farrow & Ball undertone description was provided, this assessment is based only on the visible digital color rather than the paint formula. Warm artificial light may make its yellow warmth more noticeable, while cool daylight can make it appear a little more neutral and subdued.
HEX value:
RGB code:
226, 215, 193
Is Farrow and Ball Sand cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 40°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
CC2 Sand HSL code: 40, 36%, 82%
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 Sand
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Sand:
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 Sand with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.
LRV of Sand
Sand has an LRV of 68.39% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 68.39%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #e2d7c1 |
| RGB Decimal | 226, 215, 193 |
| RGB Percent | 88.63%, 84.31%, 75.69% |
| HSV | Hue: 40° Saturation: 14.6% Value: 88.63% |
| HSL | hsl(40, 36.26, 82.16) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.87 Yellow: 14.6 Key: 11.37 |
| YIQ | Y: 215.781 I: 13.624 Q: -4.519 |
| XYZ | X: 65.289 Y: 68.621 Z: 60.243 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.316 a:0.15 b:12.217 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.316 u:7.781 v:17.864 |
| Decimal | 14866369 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.838, -4.281, 14.868 |
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