Mortar Pink
No. G13 · #D7B693 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Mortar Pink50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Mortar Pink, Really?
Mortar Pink reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. G13 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mortar Pink
Mortar Pink 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Mortar Pink
At LRV 50, Mortar Pink is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.
Most complaints about Mortar Pink 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.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Farrow & Ball No. G13 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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | BagelSW 6114 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Creme De CaramelHDC-NT-04 · Behr | 0.9 | 48 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | LingerieAF-200 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Feline Frolic8003-17C · Valspar | 2.1 | 49 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Nutmeg GlowPPG1080-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Nutmeg GlowPPG1080-3 · Glidden | 0.6 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Mortar Pink within Farrow & Ball's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
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 #D7B693 in HSL space. Pair Mortar Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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