Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown 255
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- Tanner's Brown for bedroom (8 photos)
- Tanner's Brown for living room (4 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown for bathroom (2 photos)
- Farrow and Ball 255 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
- Tanner's Brown for exterior (3 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown reviews (4 photos)
- What are Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown undertones?
- Is Tanner's Brown 255 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Tanner's Brown
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Tanner's Brown 255
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Tanner's Brown 255 |
| Code: | 255 |
| Name: | Tanner's Brown |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
What color is Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown?
Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown 255 is a deep, muted brown with a strong charcoal-grey cast. Its low-saturation character keeps it from reading overly warm, though the slight red-brown undertone prevents it from feeling flat or blue. In bright natural light, this shade can appear like a softened dark grey, while lower light brings out its earthy brown depth. It suits libraries, dining rooms, cabinetry, and exterior joinery where a near-black alternative would feel too stark. Pair it with warm off-whites, natural oak, aged brass, and textured stone for a grounded, material-rich look.
Tanner's Brown for bedroom (8 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Tanner's Brown for living room (4 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Farrow and Ball 255 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark grey real bathrooms.
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Farrow and Ball 255 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Tanner's Brown for exterior (3 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown reviews (4 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown undertones?
Tanner’s Brown is a very deep, low-saturation brown-grey that can look close to black, especially away from strong light. In the supplied digital sample, its color direction is only faintly red, so any warm or reddish undertone reads as subtle rather than clearly defined. Farrow & Ball says it will read as almost black in lower lighting, which fits its visibly dark main color family. Warm artificial light may bring out a little more of its muted brown-red cast, while cool daylight can make it appear more neutral and charcoal-like.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
77, 71, 70
Is Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 9°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
255 Tanner's Brown HSL code: 9, 5%, 29%
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 Tanner's Brown
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Tanner's Brown:
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
255
Tanner's Brown
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 Tanner's Brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 189, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Oval Room Blue.
LRV of Tanner's Brown
Tanner's Brown has an LRV of 7% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7%, 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 | #4d4746 |
| RGB Decimal | 77, 71, 70 |
| RGB Percent | 30.20%, 27.84%, 27.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 9° Saturation: 9.09% Value: 30.2% |
| HSL | hsl(9, 4.76, 28.82) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.79 Yellow: 9.09 Key: 69.8 |
| YIQ | Y: 72.68 I: 3.897 Q: 0.958 |
| XYZ | X: 6.419 Y: 6.527 Z: 6.714 |
| CIE Lab | L:30.704 a:2.308 b:1.509 |
| CIE Luv | L:30.704 u:3.378 v:1.442 |
| Decimal | 5064518 |
| Hunter Lab | 25.547, 0.143, 2.3 |
Color equivalents
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Off-Black
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Dipped Chocolate
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