Farrow and Ball Wainscot 55

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What are Farrow and Ball Wainscot undertones?
Is Wainscot 55 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Wainscot
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Wainscot 55
Code:	55
Name:	Wainscot
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Wainscot?

Farrow and Ball Wainscot 55 is a muted, medium-dark brown with a clear warm cast and softly earthy character. Its #7d634e value suggests a restrained mix of brown and tan, reading neither too red nor too yellow. In bright daylight, Wainscot can appear lighter and more weathered, while lower light brings out its deeper, grounded brown tone. It is well suited to cabinetry, interior doors, woodwork, or a small study where a darker painted finish feels appropriate. Pair this color with creamy off-whites, warm stone, aged brass, natural oak, and textured linen for a material-led scheme.

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What are Farrow and Ball Wainscot undertones?

Wainscot is a midtone, muted brown with a clear orange-brown direction and moderate depth rather than a dark, heavy look. The supplied digital color also leans slightly red and yellow, giving it a warm, earthy cast without reading as bright or highly saturated. Farrow & Ball describes Wainscot as having “upfront warm tones,” which fits its visibly warm brown main color family. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its orange and red warmth, while cool daylight can make the brown appear a little more subdued or neutral.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#7D634E

RGB code:

125, 99, 78

Is Farrow and Ball Wainscot cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 27°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

55 Wainscot HSL code: 27, 23%, 40%

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 Wainscot

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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Morning

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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 brown shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Wainscot:

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

55
Wainscot

G6
Tack Room Door

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 Wainscot with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.

55
Wainscot

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