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Salon Drab

Salon Drab is a greige paint color from Farrow & Ball, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its greige and grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.

LRV

13.62

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Light Reflectance Value
13.62
Dark
TemperatureWarm

Salon Drab in Rooms

Follow Salon Drab from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 24 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

13 Living Room Photos

13 living room images trace Salon Drab (290) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.

Salon Drab living room inspo

Salon Drab living room inspo

@bayswater_home

1 Bathroom Photo

1 bathroom image trace Salon Drab (290) through the contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab bathroom paint review

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab bathroom paint review

@natalienicholsondesign

3 Front Door Photos

Against hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim, Salon Drab (290) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 13.6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab front door paint review

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab front door paint review

@sbjoineryltd

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab front door paint

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab front door paint

@sbjoineryltd

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab front door color

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab front door color

@sbjoineryltd

4 Misc Photos

Salon Drab (290) moves through 4 misc images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Salon Drab wall paint review

Salon Drab wall paint review

@lockdownprojecthome

Salon Drab wall paint color-block

Salon Drab wall paint color-block

@theoldschoolhouse_x

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab wall paint color

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab wall paint color

@upthedriveto45

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab wall paint

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab wall paint

@goodeyehouseandstyle

1 Dining Room Photo

These 1 dining room image show how Salon Drab (290) can sit beside timber, table linen, glass and artwork. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.

Salon Drab dining room color

Salon Drab dining room color

@denmarkblue

2 Home Office Photos

Across 2 home office images, Salon Drab (290) meets daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Salon Drab home office color-block

Salon Drab home office color-block

@slevinsquad6

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab home office interior

Farrow and Ball Salon Drab home office interior

@redbarn_resto

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40 · LRV 26
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290 · LRV 14

At LRV 26 vs 14, Mouse's Back is decisively the brighter choice.

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198 · LRV 18
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290 · LRV 14

A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Broccoli Brown the marginally brighter of the two.

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307 · LRV 39
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290 · LRV 14

Kittiwake reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 14), opening up a space where Salon Drab encloses it.

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At LRV 45 vs 14, Lulworth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

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290 · LRV 14
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308 · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.

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290 · LRV 14
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A 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Salon Drab the marginally brighter of the two.

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290 · LRV 14

Salon Drab reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Color Codes

RGB112, 102, 86
HSL37° 13% 39%
CMYK0 9 23 56
CIE LabL: 43.7 a: 1.1 b: 10.5
XYZX: 0.13 Y: 0.14 Z: 0.11