Farrow and Ball Skylight 205 paint color review
| Official color page: | Skylight 205 |
| Color code: | 205 |
| Color name: | Skylight |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
Farrow and Ball Skylight is a soft, calming blue-grey color that has a gentle, ethereal quality. It's a versatile color that can work well in a variety of spaces, from bedrooms to bathrooms to living rooms. Depending on the lighting and surrounding colors, it can shift from appearing more blue to more grey. When paired with crisp white trim and natural wood accents, it creates a serene and welcoming atmosphere. The soft, muted tone of Skylight is versatile and pairs well with a range of other colors, including warm neutrals and muted pastels. For a cohesive look, consider pairing Skylight with white trim and accents, or use it as a backdrop for bolder statement pieces. It also works well as a ceiling color to add depth and dimension to a room.
Skylight for bedroom
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We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing Beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool Light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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LRV of Skylight
Skylight 205 has an LRV of 61.93% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 61.93% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Farrow and Ball Skylight undertones?
Green is Farrow and Ball Skylight undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#CCD0CD
RGB code:
204, 208, 205
Is Farrow and Ball Skylight 205 cool or warm?
With a hue of 135° this Grey refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
205 Skylight HSL code: 135, 4%, 81%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Cool Grey shades make a room feel sleek, fresh and modern
- Cooler hues have a calm and relaxation effect
- Cool Grey undertones make small spaces feel more open and expansive
- Cool paint hue are ideal for bedroom or bathroom. Be careful with deep blues and greens in bathroom, which will reflect on your skin.
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Skylight:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Darker shades
Farrow and Ball 205 Skylight
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.
Farrow and Ball 205 Skylight
Color comparison
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #ccd0cd |  |
| RGB Decimal | 204, 208, 205 | |
| RGB Percent | 80.00%, 81.57%, 80.39% | |
| HSV | Hue: 135° Saturation: 1.92% Value: 81.57% | |
| HSL | hsl(135, 4, 81) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.92 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.44 Key: 18.43 | |
| YIQ | Y: 206.462 I: -1.42 Q: -1.78 | |
| XYZ | X: 58.474 Y: 62.357 Z: 66.697 | |
| CIE Lab | L:83.103 a:-1.916 b:1.012 | |
| CIE Luv | L:83.103 u:-2.087 v:1.861 | |
| Decimal | 13422797 | |
| Hunter lab | 78.966, -6.012, 5.199 | |
