Farrow and Ball Single Cream 9901

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What are Farrow and Ball Single Cream undertones?
Is Single Cream 9901 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Single Cream
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Single Cream 9901
Code:	9901
Name:	Single Cream
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Single Cream?

Farrow and Ball Single Cream 9901 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable creamy warmth and a soft tan cast. Its #e1d0b8 value keeps it pale enough for broad wall areas, while the low-key depth prevents it from reading as stark white. In bright daylight, this shade is likely to appear cleaner and more softly buff; lower or warmer light can draw out its beige-golden side. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways where a gentle neutral backdrop is wanted without a cool gray undertone. Pair Single Cream with natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, and deeper earthy browns for a grounded, layered interior.

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What are Farrow and Ball Single Cream undertones?

Single Cream is a light, muted yellow-beige with a soft cream character and low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, its relative bias leans slightly warm, with a hint of red alongside its yellow direction, which keeps it from reading as a stark or cool off-white. Farrow & Ball says it is used to bring warmth to north-facing rooms, a description that fits its visibly creamy yellow-beige main color family. Warm artificial light may make it appear fuller and more golden, while cool daylight can make the beige and muted quality more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E1D0B8

RGB code:

225, 208, 184

Is Farrow and Ball Single Cream cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

9901 Single Cream HSL code: 35, 41%, 80%

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 Single Cream

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 Single Cream:

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 Single Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#e1d0b8
RGB Decimal	225, 208, 184
RGB Percent	88.24%, 81.57%, 72.16%
HSV	Hue: 35° Saturation: 18.22% Value: 88.24%
HSL	hsl(35, 40.59, 80.2)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.56 Yellow: 18.22 Key: 11.76
YIQ	Y: 210.347 I: 17.843 Q: -3.873
XYZ	X: 62.258 Y: 64.581 Z: 54.52
CIE Lab	L:84.268 a:2.045 b:14.058
CIE Luv	L:84.268 u:11.651 v:19.979
Decimal	14799032
Hunter Lab	80.363, -2.348, 16.03