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Savage Ground

No. 213 · #D5C5A9 · LRV 57 · warm red-orange tone

No. 213 · #D5C5A9 · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Savage GroundFarrow & Ball · No. 213
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Savage Ground
FARROW & BALL · No. 213 · #D5C5A9
Brand · codeFarrow & BallNo. 213 · all Farrow & Ball neutrals
LRV57Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyNeutral
Hex · RGB · HSL#D5C5A9 · 213, 197, 169 · 38°, 34%, 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. 1Dorian Gray39
  2. 2Mindful Gray48
  3. 3Savage Ground57
  4. 4Pale Oak69
  5. 5Shoji White74
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Savage Ground, Really?

Savage Ground reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 213 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Savage Ground

Savage Ground 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Savage Ground

At LRV 57, Savage Ground 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Savage Ground 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. 213 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 Savage Ground 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 Savage Ground · 12.4 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Savage Ground · 1.7 : 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 #D5C5A9 in HSL space. Pair Savage Ground with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D5C5A9 + #A9B9D5
TRIADIC
#D5C5A9 · #A9D5C5 · #C5A9D5
ANALOGOUS
#D5AFA9 · #D5C5A9 · #CFD5A9

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