Farrow and Ball Tallow 203
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- Tallow for living room (1 photo)
- Farrow and Ball Tallow for bathroom (1 photo)
- Farrow and Ball Tallow reviews (6 photos)
- What are Farrow and Ball Tallow undertones?
- Is Tallow 203 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Tallow
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Tallow 203
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Tallow 203 |
| Code: | 203 |
| Name: | Tallow |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
What color is Farrow and Ball Tallow?
Farrow and Ball Tallow 203 is a very pale, sun-warmed cream with a noticeable peachy blush beneath its soft off-white surface. Its high lightness keeps rooms feeling open, while the warm undertone prevents it from reading stark or icy. In bright daylight, Tallow can appear almost creamy white; under warm evening lamps, its gentle biscuit and apricot notes become more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and softly lit hallways, especially on full walls where its subtle color can breathe. Pair it with natural oak, aged brass, linen, terracotta pottery, or muted olive and dusty blue accents for contrast.
Tallow for living room
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Farrow and Ball Tallow reviews (6 photos)
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What are Farrow and Ball Tallow undertones?
Tallow is a very pale, muted yellow-based off-white with a soft warm cast and low saturation. Relative to a neutral white, it leans gently creamy and slightly peachy rather than stark or cool. Farrow & Ball describes its pale finish as reflective of light and suitable for lifting darker spaces, which fits its light overall appearance. Warm artificial light may bring out its yellow warmth, while cool daylight may make it appear cleaner and less creamy.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
253, 237, 215
Is Farrow and Ball Tallow cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
203 Tallow HSL code: 35, 90%, 92%
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 Tallow
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Tallow:
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.
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 Tallow with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Graupel.
LRV of Tallow
Tallow has an LRV of 86.57% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 86.57%, 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 | #fdedd7 |
| RGB Decimal | 253, 237, 215 |
| RGB Percent | 99.22%, 92.94%, 84.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 15.02% Value: 99.22% |
| HSL | hsl(35, 90.48, 91.76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.32 Yellow: 15.02 Key: 0.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 239.276 I: 16.604 Q: -3.462 |
| XYZ | X: 83.056 Y: 86.359 Z: 76.565 |
| CIE Lab | L:94.466 a:1.877 b:12.608 |
| CIE Luv | L:94.466 u:10.746 v:18.39 |
| Decimal | 16641495 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.929, -3.091, 16.201 |
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