Pale Hound
No. 71 · #E4DDB9 · LRV 72 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Pale Hound, Really?
Pale Hound reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 71 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Hound
Pale Hound 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.
How Lighting Changes Pale Hound
At LRV 72, Pale Hound 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.
Most complaints about Pale Hound 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. 71 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 | CelerySW 6421 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wild Honey760C-3 · Behr | 1.2 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Consentino Chardonnay247 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tempered Sage6006-5A · Valspar | 1.7 | 69.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Forgive QuicklyPPG1116-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Brocade Cream60YY 70/189 · Glidden | 1.2 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Hound 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 #E4DDB9 in HSL space. Pair Pale Hound with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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