Farrow and Ball Terre d' Egypte 247

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What are Farrow and Ball Terre d' Egypte undertones?
Is Terre d' Egypte 247 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Terre d' Egypte
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Terre d' Egypte 247
Code:	247
Name:	Terre d' Egypte
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Terre d' Egypte?

Farrow and Ball Terre d' Egypte 247 is a mid-depth clay red with a clear warm, earthy cast. Its #a3574d tone sits between terracotta and softened brick, carrying enough brown to keep the red from feeling overly bright. On walls, Terre d' Egypte can give a dining room, hall, or study a grounded sense of color without becoming visually harsh. Pair it with chalky off-whites, warm wood, aged brass, natural linen, and stone or terracotta flooring. It is also well suited to painted cabinetry or a single accent wall where its muted red-brown character can be appreciated up close.

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What are Farrow and Ball Terre d' Egypte undertones?

Terre d’ Egypte reads as a midtone, softly saturated red with a clear orange-leaning warmth. The supplied digital color shows a relative bias toward yellow as well as red, which gives it an earthy terracotta character rather than a cool berry-red look. Farrow & Ball describes it as a “deep warm orange-red,” which matches the visible red main family and its warm orange direction. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its orange warmth, while cool daylight can make the red component appear a little more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#A3574D

RGB code:

163, 87, 77

Is Farrow and Ball Terre d' Egypte cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 7° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.

247 Terre d' Egypte HSL code: 7, 36%, 47%

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 Terre d' Egypte

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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Terre d' Egypte:

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 Terre d' Egypte with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 187, such as Farrow and Ball Hazy and Sardine.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#a3574d
RGB Decimal	163, 87, 77
RGB Percent	63.92%, 34.12%, 30.20%
HSV	Hue: 7° Saturation: 52.76% Value: 63.92%
HSL	hsl(7, 35.83, 47.06)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 46.63 Yellow: 52.76 Key: 36.08
YIQ	Y: 108.584 I: 48.502 Q: 12.965
XYZ	X: 19.853 Y: 15.141 Z: 8.896
CIE Lab	L:45.826 a:30.173 b:19.813
CIE Luv	L:45.826 u:55.02 v:17.645
Decimal	10704717
Hunter Lab	38.911, 22.98, 13.683