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Hog Plum

No. CB1 · #E0E39A · LRV 73 · warm yellow tone

No. CB1 · #E0E39A · LRV 73 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Hog PlumFarrow & Ball · No. CB1
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Hog Plum
FARROW & BALL · No. CB1 · #E0E39A
Brand · codeFarrow & BallNo. CB1 · all Farrow & Ball yellows
LRV73Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyYellow
Hex · RGB · HSL#E0E39A · 224, 227, 154 · 62°, 57%, 75%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Honey Tea52
  2. 2Jackfruit62
  3. 3Hog Plum73
  4. 4Lemon Chiffon79
  5. 5Frittata86
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Hog Plum, Really?

Hog Plum reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. CB1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Hog Plum

Hog Plum is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Hog Plum

At LRV 73, Hog Plum is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Hog Plum are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Farrow & Ball No. CB1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Farrow & Ball Colors

The nearest shades to Hog Plum within Farrow & Ball's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Hog Plum · 15.6 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Hog Plum · 1.3 : 1 · fails for text

WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E0E39A in HSL space. Pair Hog Plum with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E0E39A + #9D9AE3
TRIADIC
#E0E39A · #9AE0E3 · #E39AE0
ANALOGOUS
#E3C29A · #E0E39A · #BCE39A

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