Farrow and Ball Wevet 273
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- Wevet for bedroom (8 photos)
- Wevet for living room (21 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Wevet for bathroom (9 photos)
- Farrow and Ball 273 on kitchen cabinets (8 photos)
- Farrow and Ball Wevet reviews (16 photos)
- What are Farrow and Ball Wevet undertones?
- Is Wevet 273 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Wevet
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Wevet 273
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Wevet 273 |
| Code: | 273 |
| Name: | Wevet |
| Brand: | Farrow and Ball |
What color is Farrow and Ball Wevet?
Farrow and Ball Wevet 273 is an extremely pale off-white with a soft, muted warmth visible in its faint rosy-beige cast. Its high lightness keeps rooms feeling open, while the low saturation prevents it from reading as stark or clinical. In cooler daylight, Wevet can appear gently greyed and almost white; under warmer lamps, its subtle pink-beige undertone becomes more noticeable. It is well suited to walls and ceilings in bedrooms, living rooms, or hallways where a barely-there neutral is wanted. Pair it with pale oak, limestone, brushed nickel, soft grey textiles, or deeper charcoal accents for contrast.
Wevet 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 light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Wevet for living room (21 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Farrow and Ball 273 for bathroom (9 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light grey real bathrooms.
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Farrow and Ball 273 on kitchen cabinets (8 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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Farrow and Ball Wevet reviews (16 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 Wevet undertones?
Wevet is a very light, low-saturation near-white that reads mainly neutral, with a faint pink-red cast in the supplied digital sample. That hint is subtle enough that it should not be treated as a firm undertone, especially since the sample is almost neutral overall. Farrow & Ball describes Wevet as a clean, understated neutral, which fits its visible pale, softly off-white character; the official text does not specify an undertone. Warm artificial light may make its slight warmth more noticeable, while cool daylight can make it appear cleaner and more neutral.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
238, 233, 231
Is Farrow and Ball Wevet cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 17°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
273 Wevet HSL code: 17, 17%, 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 Wevet
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Wevet:
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 Wevet with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 197, such as Farrow and Ball Black Blue and Hazy.
LRV of Wevet
Wevet has an LRV of 82.45% 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 82.45%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #eee9e7 |
| RGB Decimal | 238, 233, 231 |
| RGB Percent | 93.33%, 91.37%, 90.59% |
| HSV | Hue: 17° Saturation: 2.94% Value: 93.33% |
| HSL | hsl(17, 17.07, 91.96) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.1 Yellow: 2.94 Key: 6.67 |
| YIQ | Y: 234.267 I: 3.622 Q: 0.435 |
| XYZ | X: 78.819 Y: 82.225 Z: 87.298 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.674 a:1.329 b:1.569 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.674 u:2.955 v:2.159 |
| Decimal | 15657447 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.678, -3.53, 6.394 |
Color equivalents
10YR 83/020
Blush Noisette 6
Dulux
90RR 83/013
Oyster Cove 6
Dulux
90RR 83/009
Maraschino Mocha 6
Dulux
90RR 83/026
Adobe Pink 6
Dulux
50RR 83/006
Potters Clay 4
Dulux
90RR 83/021
Crushed Cotton 4
Dulux
50YR 83/020
Nutmeg Cluster 6
Dulux
10YR 83/015
Java Cream 3
Dulux
10RR 83/026
Emporium Rose 6
Dulux
30YR 83/011
Cocoa Blush 6
Dulux
30YR 83/023
Nomadic Glow 6
Dulux
30RR 83/020
Soft Montelimar 6
Dulux
50YR 83/035
Jungle Ginger 6
Dulux
50YR 83/025
Crushed Cotton 3
Dulux
60YR 83/017
Exotic Spice 6
Dulux
50RB 83/017
Lilac Spring 6
Dulux
90RB 83/015
Chalky White 3
Dulux
70RB 83/017
Mellow Heather 6
Dulux