Farrow and Ball Worsted 284

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Worsted for bedroom (1 photo)
Worsted for living room (7 photos)
Farrow and Ball Worsted for bathroom (7 photos)
Farrow and Ball Worsted reviews (5 photos)
What are Farrow and Ball Worsted undertones?
Is Worsted 284 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Worsted
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Worsted 284
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Worsted 284
Code:	284
Name:	Worsted
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Worsted?

Farrow and Ball Worsted 284 is a muted mid-tone grey with a soft, slightly warm cast that keeps it from reading cold or blue. Its low-saturation appearance gives walls a settled, gently weathered look, especially in rooms with natural wood or stone. In bright daylight, this shade can appear lighter and more silvery, while evening light tends to bring forward its warmer beige-grey notes. Worsted is particularly well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, and cabinetry where a calm, grounded neutral is wanted without using white or deep charcoal. Pair it with chalky off-whites, aged brass, linen upholstery, oak, and darker brown accents for a layered interior.

Worsted for bedroom

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 mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

Farrow and Ball Worsted 284 bedroom interior

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Worsted for living room (7 photos)

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

Farrow and Ball Worsted living room color

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Farrow and Ball Worsted 284 living room interior

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Farrow and Ball 284 for bathroom (7 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone grey real bathrooms.

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Farrow and Ball Worsted bathroom paint review

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Farrow and Ball Worsted bathroom wall panelling color

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Farrow and Ball Worsted bathroom wall panelling

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Farrow and Ball Worsted reviews (5 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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Farrow and Ball Worsted 284 bathroom cabinet

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What are Farrow and Ball Worsted undertones?

Worsted appears to be a mid-light, highly muted grey with a soft yellow-beige cast rather than a stark blue-grey character. The supplied digital sample reads close to neutral overall, though its subtle yellow bias can make it feel slightly warmer or more weathered than a purely balanced grey. Farrow & Ball describes it as a “rich mid grey,” which fits its visibly restrained, low-saturation grey main family. Warm artificial light may bring out its faint yellow warmth, while cool daylight can make it look more neutral and grey.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#A59F97

RGB code:

165, 159, 151

Is Farrow and Ball Worsted cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 34°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

284 Worsted HSL code: 34, 7%, 62%

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 Worsted

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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

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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Worsted

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 Worsted with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.

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Worsted

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Worsted 284
color equivalents

LRV of Worsted

Worsted has an LRV of 35.25% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 35.25%, 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	#a59f97
RGB Decimal	165, 159, 151
RGB Percent	64.71%, 62.35%, 59.22%
HSV	Hue: 34° Saturation: 8.48% Value: 64.71%
HSL	hsl(34, 7.22, 61.96)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.64 Yellow: 8.48 Key: 35.29
YIQ	Y: 159.882 I: 6.146 Q: -1.22
XYZ	X: 33.5 Y: 35.03 Z: 34.267
CIE Lab	L:65.772 a:0.721 b:4.947
CIE Luv	L:65.772 u:3.978 v:6.912
Decimal	10854295
Hunter Lab	59.186, -2.544, 7.104