Farrow & Ball

String

No. 8

String by Farrow & Ball is a warm neutral with a quiet yellow-cream undertone that sits between white and beige on the spectrum. With a hex value of #D8CBAE and an LRV of 79.9 it reflects a high amount of light making it a practical option for hallways stairwells and north-facing rooms that need additional brightness. It works well as a whole-room color or as trim alongside stronger wall shades.

Compatible Farrow & Ball colors include White Tie and Slipper Satin for a tonal approach or Green Smoke Hague Blue and Pale Powder for measured contrast.

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Brand

Farrow & Ball

Code

No. 8

String in Different Light

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Farrow & Ball String under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

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

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

41°

Orange Family

Lightness

77%

Light

Saturation

35%

Moderate

LRV

79.9

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#D8CBAE

RGB Decimal

216, 203, 174

RGB Percent

84.7%, 79.6%, 68.2%

HSL

41.4, 35.0%, 76.5%

HSV

41.4, 19.4%, 84.7%

CMYK

0.0%, 6.0%, 19.4%, 15.3%

YIQ

203.6, 17.1, -6.3

XYZ

57.31, 60.37, 48.68

CIE Lab

82.04, -0.15, 16.10

CIE Luv

82.04, 9.51, 23.07

Hunter Lab

77.70, -0.15, 14.11

Decimal

14207918

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Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

String Candle Glow Edgy Gold Foot Hills

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

String Shell White Shell White Vanilla Milkshake

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Opposite on color wheel

String Agapanthus Blue Pearl Vaguely Violet

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Warm spectrum

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