Farrow & Ball

Potted Shrimp

No. 9906

Potted Shrimp is a light, warm pink-beige from Farrow & Ball with soft red undertones that give it a quiet warmth without reading overtly pink. Its hex value is #D7BCAC and it has an LRV of 75.5, meaning it reflects a good amount of light and works well in rooms that need to feel open and bright, including kitchens, hallways, and bedrooms. It sits comfortably alongside other muted warm tones such as Farrow & Ball Pointing, Oxford Stone, and Pink Ground, and can be grounded with deeper shades like Setting Plaster or Jitney.

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Brand

Farrow & Ball

Code

No. 9906

Potted Shrimp 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 Potted Shrimp under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Potted Shrimp under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

22°

Red Family

Lightness

76%

Light

Saturation

35%

Moderate

LRV

75.5

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

#D7BCAC

RGB Decimal

215, 188, 172

RGB Percent

84.3%, 73.7%, 67.5%

HSL

22.3, 35.0%, 75.9%

HSV

22.3, 20.0%, 84.3%

CMYK

0.0%, 12.6%, 20.0%, 15.7%

YIQ

194.2, 21.2, 0.7

XYZ

53.45, 53.39, 46.52

CIE Lab

78.11, 7.09, 11.62

CIE Luv

78.11, 17.56, 15.38

Hunter Lab

73.07, 6.82, 10.22

Decimal

14138540

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Potted Shrimp Chestnut Bisque Terra Cotta Trail Foxfire Brown

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Potted Shrimp Wheatberry Macadamia Nut Forever Faithful

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Potted Shrimp Plein Air Coventry Blue Blue Mist

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Potted Shrimp Gloucester Green Crushed Roses Veranda View

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Potted Shrimp Crushed Roses Mauvelous Luscious

Closest Paint Matches

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

Farrow & Ball

Potted Shrimp

Benjamin Moore

Crossroads

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Behr

Elusive Dawn

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Valspar

Warm Alpaca

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Potted Shrimp

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Setting Plaster

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Behr

One To Remember

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Benjamin Moore

Burlap

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Benjamin Moore

King Arthur's Court

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Benjamin Moore

Sandpiper Beige

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Valspar

Milk Toast

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Valspar

Vanilla Iced Coffee

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Valspar

Alpaca Mittens

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Glidden

Cinnamon Ice

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Behr

Sedona Pink

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Valspar

Cocoa Dust

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Valspar

Silken Stockings

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Benjamin Moore

Boudoir