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Elephant's Breath

Elephant's Breath begins as a beige color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.

LRV

53.62

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Light Reflectance Value
53.62
Medium
TemperatureWarm

Elephant's Breath in Rooms

Follow Elephant's Breath from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 54 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

24 Living Room Photos

Elephant's Breath (229) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.

Elephant's Breath living room interior idea

Elephant's Breath living room interior idea

@at_no.16

5 Kitchen Cabinets Photos

Elephant's Breath (229) brings its beige character into cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Elephant's Breath kitchen cabinets color review

Elephant's Breath kitchen cabinets color review

@1930s_home_and_2_doods

Elephant's Breath kitchen cabinets paint

Elephant's Breath kitchen cabinets paint

@myteenytinyhouse

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 kitchen cabinets

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 kitchen cabinets

@haughey_kitchenpainting

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 kitchen cabinets

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 kitchen cabinets

@haughey_kitchenpainting

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 kitchen cabinets

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 kitchen cabinets

@laura.und.die.jungs

13 Bedroom Photos

Elephant's Breath (229) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under gentle morning light and low evening lamps.

Elephant's Breath bedroom inspiration

Elephant's Breath bedroom inspiration

@welcome_to_no.1

6 Bathroom Photos

The 6 bathroom images turn a beige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Elephant's Breath greige bathroom with terazzo

Elephant's Breath greige bathroom with terazzo

@meganaceinteriors

4 Misc Photos

Elephant's Breath (229) moves through 4 misc images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Elephant's Breath kids' room paint review

Elephant's Breath kids' room paint review

@thegablesinthevale

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 painted storage

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 painted storage

@prospray_london_ltd

Elephant's Breath — Misc

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Elephant's Breath — Misc

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1 Kitchen Photo

Viewed across 1 kitchen image in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, Elephant's Breath (229) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 53.6 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.

Elephant's Breath eclectic kitchen interior

Elephant's Breath eclectic kitchen interior

@martinis_and_makeovers

1 Dining Room Photo

Across 1 dining room image, Elephant's Breath (229) meets natural light, candles and pendant lighting. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 dining room

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath 229 dining room

@wildkindinteriors

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Cornforth White reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Elephant's Breath encloses it.

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Tailor Tack reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 54), opening up a space where Elephant's Breath encloses it.

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Stirabout reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

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At LRV 78 vs 54, Dimity is decisively the brighter choice.

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Elephant's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 30), opening up a space where Charleston Gray encloses it.

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Elephant's Breath reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

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At LRV 54 vs 35, Elephant's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.

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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.

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At LRV 54 vs 19, Elephant's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.

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Elephant's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 25), opening up a space where Selvedge encloses it.

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Elephant's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 39), opening up a space where Kittiwake encloses it.

Color Codes

RGB204, 191, 179
HSL29° 20% 75%
CMYK0 6 12 20
CIE LabL: 78.1 a: 2.5 b: 7.7
XYZX: 51.67 Y: 53.35 Z: 50.21