Farrow & Ball

Ancona Blue

No. 9805

Ancona Blue is a light blue-green with a muted gray cast that can shift greener in warmer light. With an LRV of 72.3, it sits in a light-to-mid range and usually keeps spaces from feeling heavy even with broad coverage. It is commonly used in bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens where cooler colors help balance warm finishes.

For clean transitions, it works with Cornforth White and Borrowed Light, and it can be softened with Pigeon as a neighboring blue-gray. For stronger contrast, Hague Blue provides a deeper blue anchor.

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Brand

Farrow & Ball

Code

No. 9805

Ancona Blue in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Ancona Blue under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Ancona Blue under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

168°

Cyan Family

Lightness

70%

Medium

Saturation

16%

Muted

LRV

72.3

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#A5BEB9

RGB Decimal

165, 190, 185

RGB Percent

64.7%, 74.5%, 72.5%

HSL

168.0, 16.1%, 69.6%

HSV

168.0, 13.2%, 74.5%

CMYK

13.2%, 0.0%, 2.6%, 25.5%

YIQ

182.0, -13.3, -6.8

XYZ

42.69, 48.33, 52.98

CIE Lab

75.03, -9.47, -0.35

CIE Luv

75.03, -13.22, 1.08

Hunter Lab

69.52, -8.60, -0.33

Decimal

10862265

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Ancona Blue Gin Berry Mill Springs Blue Aspen Valley

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Ancona Blue Tidewater Winter Ice Evening Mist

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Ancona Blue Lighthearted Rose Autumn Orchid Full Bloom

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Ancona Blue Cats Meow Silver Leaf Upscale

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Ancona Blue Cats Meow Solitude Upscale

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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