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Mouse's Back

Farrow & Ball's Mouse's Back is a beige shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 26.3 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. 23 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

LRV

26.25

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Light Reflectance Value
26.25
Medium
TemperatureWarm

Mouse's Back in Rooms

Follow Mouse's Back from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 23 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

5 Living Room Photos

5 living room images place Mouse's Back (40) in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. An LRV of 26.3 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 living room

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 living room

@palm_terrace_

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 living room

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 living room

@1930sarang

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall

@harriet_cotterill_interiors

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 living room

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 living room

@building_gaineview

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 living room

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 living room

@south_west_nineteen

5 Kitchen Cabinets Photos

5 kitchen cabinets images trace Mouse's Back (40) through the repetition of doors, drawers and shadow lines. The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen island

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen island

@champagne_and_ginger_

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen cabinets

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen cabinets

@lifeatthekendal

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen cabinets

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen cabinets

@kirstieandcharlotte

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen cabinets

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen cabinets

@the_girl_on_the_green_bicycle_

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen cabinets

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen cabinets

@lifeatthekendal

2 Bathroom Photos

The 2 bathroom images turn a beige swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bathroom

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bathroom

@poetscorner_interiors

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bathroom

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bathroom

@thesefourwallsaustin

1 Front Door Photo

Mouse's Back (40) can change noticeably under direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 front door

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 front door

@tale_victoria

1 House Photo

Mouse's Back (40) brings its beige character into an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 door

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 door

@gtsdecorating

4 Bedroom Photos

Mouse's Back (40) moves through 4 bedroom images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bedroom

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bedroom

@renovating_our_victorian_home

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bedroom

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bedroom

@renovating_our_victorian_home

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bedroom

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bedroom

@renovating_our_victorian_home

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bedroom accent wall

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 bedroom accent wall

@verfbehangmarcovandenberg

2 Kitchen Photos

Mouse's Back (40) moves through 2 kitchen images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen

@ciaras_cooking

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 kitchen

@ourlawfordhome

3 Misc Photos

In an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, the most interesting quality of Mouse's Back (40) may be the way it responds to a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall paint

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall paint

@stiinahuhtanen

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall panelling

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall panelling

@number3ishome

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall paint

Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back 40 wall paint

@hannah__bea

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At LRV 54 vs 26, Stony Ground is decisively the brighter choice.

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Bone reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 26), opening up a space where Mouse's Back encloses it.

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At LRV 55 vs 26, Old White is decisively the brighter choice.

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At LRV 47 vs 26, Jitney is decisively the brighter choice.

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Light Gray reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 26), opening up a space where Mouse's Back encloses it.

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Mouse's Back reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

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

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Hazy reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 26), opening up a space where Mouse's Back encloses it.

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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.

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At LRV 39 vs 26, Kittiwake is decisively the brighter choice.

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Lulworth Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Mouse's Back encloses it.

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Mouse's Back reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 13), opening up a space where Wine Dark encloses it.

Color Codes

RGB153, 137, 118
HSL33° 15% 53%
CMYK0 10 23 40
CIE LabL: 58.0 a: 2.8 b: 12.4
XYZX: 25.35 Y: 25.97 Z: 20.81