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Sudbury Yellow

Sudbury Yellow is a beige paint color from Farrow & Ball, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.

LRV

49.16

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Light Reflectance Value
49.16
Medium
TemperatureWarm

Sudbury Yellow in Rooms

Follow Sudbury Yellow from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 15 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos

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

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 kitchen cabinets

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 kitchen cabinets

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Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 kitchen cabinets

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 kitchen cabinets

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1 Bathroom Photo

1 sourced room photo gives the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Sudbury Yellow (51) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 bathroom

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 bathroom

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9 Misc Photos

Sudbury Yellow (51) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 color block

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 color block

@buckinghamrenovation

1 Kitchen Photo

Sudbury Yellow (51) can change noticeably under daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 kitchen

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 kitchen

@yorkintheshires

1 Living Room Photo

Sudbury Yellow (51) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 living room

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow 51 living room

@ahouseinthecity

1 Bedroom Photo

Across 1 bedroom image, Sudbury Yellow (51) meets gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow bedroom paint

Farrow and Ball Sudbury Yellow bedroom paint

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51 · LRV 49
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At LRV 64 vs 49, Yellow Ground is decisively the brighter choice.

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Citron reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 49), opening up a space where Sudbury Yellow encloses it.

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Sudbury Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

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A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Sudbury Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.

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At LRV 49 vs 13, Sudbury Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.

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At LRV 49 vs 10, Sudbury Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.

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Sudbury Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Hague Blue encloses it.

Color Codes

RGB220, 183, 113
HSL39° 60% 65%
CMYK0 17 49 14
CIE LabL: 76.2 a: 4.5 b: 40.4
XYZX: 49.43 Y: 50.28 Z: 22.72