Farrow & Ball

Elephant's Breath

No. 229

Elephant's Breath by Farrow & Ball is a warm gray with a taupe base and a faint violet undertone that can emerge depending on the light. Its hex value is #C7BEB3 and its LRV of 74.9 places it in the lighter range, so it will keep rooms feeling open while still reading as a definite color rather than a plain white. It works well in living rooms, bedrooms, and north-facing spaces where its warmth offsets cooler daylight.

Skimming Stone and Purbeck Stone complement it in a tonal neutral scheme, while Charleston Gray provides a darker anchor.

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Brand

Farrow & Ball

Code

No. 229

Elephant's Breath in Real Homes (31 Photos)

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Elephant's Breath in Different Light

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Elephant's Breath under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Elephant's Breath under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

33°

Orange Family

Lightness

74%

Light

Saturation

15%

Muted

LRV

74.9

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#C7BEB3

RGB Decimal

199, 190, 179

RGB Percent

78.0%, 74.5%, 70.2%

HSL

33.0, 15.2%, 74.1%

HSV

33.0, 10.1%, 78.0%

CMYK

0.0%, 4.5%, 10.1%, 22.0%

YIQ

191.4, 8.9, -1.5

XYZ

50.10, 52.22, 50.09

CIE Lab

77.41, 1.26, 6.67

CIE Luv

77.41, 5.93, 9.52

Hunter Lab

72.27, 1.19, 6.03

Decimal

13090483

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Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

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Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

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Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

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Analogous

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Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

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