Farrow & Ball

Old White

No. 4

Old White by Farrow & Ball is a muted off-white with faint green and yellow undertones that keep it from reading as stark or cold. Its LRV of 75 means it reflects a good amount of light while still providing warmth, making it a reliable wall color in both well-lit and darker rooms. The slight chalky quality shifts gently under different lighting conditions, leaning cooler in north-facing spaces and warmer under incandescent light.

It works well alongside French Gray, Shaded White, Cromarty, Pointing, and Hardwick White for a layered, tonal scheme.

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Brand

Farrow & Ball

Code

No. 4

Old White in Real Homes (27 Photos)

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Old White 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 Old White under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Old White under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

43°

Orange Family

Lightness

73%

Light

Saturation

20%

Muted

LRV

75.0

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

#C7BFAB

RGB Decimal

199, 191, 171

RGB Percent

78.0%, 74.9%, 67.1%

HSL

42.9, 20.0%, 72.5%

HSV

42.9, 14.1%, 78.0%

CMYK

0.0%, 4.0%, 14.1%, 22.0%

YIQ

191.1, 11.2, -4.6

XYZ

49.53, 52.34, 46.02

CIE Lab

77.49, -0.59, 11.09

CIE Luv

77.49, 5.89, 16.07

Hunter Lab

72.35, -0.55, 9.75

Decimal

13090731

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Old White Embassy Green Sag Harbor Gray Gingko Tree

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Old White Grandma's China Party Ice Du Jour

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Old White Lavender Blue Lilac Fields Vaguely Violet

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Old White Side Kick Artistic Taupe Desert Green

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Old White Artistic Taupe Lychee Berry Delightful

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