Farrow & Ball

Matchstick

No. 2013

Matchstick by Farrow & Ball is a pale warm neutral with soft yellow undertones that distinguish it from cooler off-whites. With an LRV of 83.9 it reflects a high amount of light, making it practical as a whole-room colour in north-facing spaces or anywhere a warm but bright background is needed. It reads as a creamy off-white rather than a pronounced yellow.

Matchstick layers well with White Tie and New White for a tonal warm-neutral scheme, and gains depth when used alongside Hague Blue on joinery or Card Room Green on a feature wall. Slipper Satin works as a compatible ceiling tone.

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Brand

Farrow & Ball

Code

No. 2013

Matchstick in Real Homes (32 Photos)

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Matchstick 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 Matchstick under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Matchstick under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

40°

Orange Family

Lightness

81%

Light

Saturation

40%

Moderate

LRV

83.9

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

#E2D5BC

RGB Decimal

226, 213, 188

RGB Percent

88.6%, 83.5%, 73.7%

HSL

39.5, 39.6%, 81.2%

HSV

39.5, 16.8%, 88.6%

CMYK

0.0%, 5.8%, 16.8%, 11.4%

YIQ

214.0, 15.8, -5.1

XYZ

64.24, 67.39, 57.20

CIE Lab

85.70, 0.42, 13.97

CIE Luv

85.70, 9.21, 20.23

Hunter Lab

82.09, 0.41, 12.67

Decimal

14865852

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Matchstick Oat Straw Gilded Ballroom Grecian Gold

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Matchstick Dove White Pale Bloom Westhighland White

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Matchstick Graupel Poetry Reading Windmill Wings

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Matchstick Calming Aloe Desert Rose Misty Meadow

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