Cord
Farrow & Ball's Cord is a beige shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#d6c39eLRV
55.44
Cord in Rooms
Follow Cord from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 9 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Bedroom Photos
Cord (16) can change noticeably under gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Farrow and Ball Cord bedroom accent wall
@sixatno.5
Farrow and Ball Cord bedroom color
@amandaminers
Farrow and Ball Cord 16 wall paint
@thatgreengreenhouse
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
Cord (16) can change noticeably under light moving across doors, rails and recessed panels. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Farrow and Ball Cord kitchen cabinets
@peartreehill
3 Living Room Photos
In a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, the most interesting quality of Cord (16) may be the way it responds to upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Farrow and Ball Cord living room paint review
@loveandlilac
Farrow and Ball Cord 16 living room
@janeburgesscolour
Farrow and Ball Cord 16 wall paint
@tradepaintingservices
2 Misc Photos
The 2 misc images turn a beige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Farrow and Ball Cord 16 kids room
@llunioliving
Farrow and Ball Cord 16 kids room
@llunioliving
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Farrow's Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Complementary Colors
Cord reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cord reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 10), opening up a space where Stiffkey Blue encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Cord is decisively the brighter choice.