Farrow & Ball

Yellow Ground

No. 218

Yellow Ground is a warm, earthy yellow from Farrow & Ball with understated ochre undertones that keep it from appearing overly bright or synthetic. Its hex value is #EDCC8A and it has an LRV of 80.9, making it a high-reflectance option that brings considerable light into a room. It is well suited to hallways, kitchens, and south-facing living areas where warmth is already present in the natural light.

Yellow Ground works alongside Farrow & Ball colors such as Dayroom Yellow, India Yellow, Cream, String, and Off-White for warm tonal combinations.

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Brand

Farrow & Ball

Code

No. 218

Yellow Ground 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 Yellow Ground under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Yellow Ground under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

40°

Orange Family

Lightness

74%

Light

Saturation

73%

Highly Saturated

LRV

80.9

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

#EDCC8A

RGB Decimal

237, 204, 138

RGB Percent

92.9%, 80.0%, 54.1%

HSL

40.0, 73.3%, 73.5%

HSV

40.0, 41.8%, 92.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 13.9%, 41.8%, 7.1%

YIQ

206.3, 40.9, -13.6

XYZ

61.11, 63.03, 32.99

CIE Lab

83.46, 2.85, 37.15

CIE Luv

83.46, 25.24, 48.58

Hunter Lab

79.39, 2.79, 28.86

Decimal

15584394

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Yellow Ground Sun Salutation Va Va Voom New England Autumn

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Yellow Ground Winter Wheat Peach Pie Polished Pearl

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Yellow Ground Fresh Cut Grass Guava Jelly Shimmering Lime

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Yellow Ground Guava Jelly Pretty in Pink Positively Pink

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

Yellow Ground

Behr

Beacon Yellow

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Benjamin Moore

Concord Ivory

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Westminster Gold

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Moir Gold

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Valspar

Delightful Moon

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Citron

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Behr

Garbanzo Paste

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Valspar

Home Brew

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Benjamin Moore

Damask Yellow

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Valspar

Goldfinch

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Valspar

Oats and Honey

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Sherwin Williams

Harvester

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Yellow Topaz

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Sherwin Williams

Afterglow

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Benjamin Moore

Laguna Yellow

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Sherwin Williams

Bellini Fizz