Art for Elephant's Breath walls

Elephant's Breath (Farrow & Ball No. 229) is a warm mid grey with a hint of mauve. Here is what we would aim for on a wall painted in it, and pieces we made for rooms with walls like it.

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Elephant's Breath

Farrow & Ball No. 229, approximately #CDC3B7 on screen

Matching or standing out

A quiet, neutral wall lets the art bring the colour, so we make an even mix of pieces that match it and pieces that stand out.

Colours that match Elephant's Breath

Stone
Oatmeal

Colours that stand out on Elephant's Breath

Deep burgundy
Sage green
Patina blue
Terracotta

Most frames work on a pale wall. Black gives a crisp edge; natural wood keeps it soft.

Rooms with walls like it

Our example rooms whose measured walls are closest to Elephant's Breath. The rooms are illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Torn-paper shapes layered like a low horizon on the wall of a pale blue living room — Pale blue living room. Wall measured as #7D96A7. Hung to scale at 20 × 28 in. The room is illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Torn-paper shapes layered like a low horizon — Pale blue living room. Wall measured as #7D96A7. Hung to scale at 20 × 28 in. The room is illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Wheat fields and a farm track on the wall of a limewash bedroom — Limewash bedroom. Wall measured as #857869. Hung to scale at 20 × 28 in. The room is illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Wheat fields and a farm track — Limewash bedroom. Wall measured as #857869. Hung to scale at 20 × 28 in. The room is illustrative; the pieces are real output.

Other paint colours

Colours on screen are approximate, and paint changes with the light in each room. Quiet Wall is not affiliated with Farrow & Ball; the paint name is theirs and is used only to say which colour this page is about.

See it on your wall

Painted in Elephant's Breath, or anything else? Send a photo and we measure the colour your wall really is in your light, then make eight pieces for it.

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