India Yellow
Farrow & Ball
No. 66
India Yellow is a rich ochre-mustard with one of the great Farrow & Ball name stories: it refers to the 18th-century pigment collected in India from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves. The color is deep, earthy, and far more sophisticated than a bright yellow, suited to dining rooms, libraries, and feature walls. It glows alongside dark blues like Hague Blue and warm woods.
Some brands don't share official hex codes. The digital values shown here are careful approximations. Always confirm with a physical sample.
Close matches
Sherwin-Williams: Butternut SW 6389 (#CC9B5C) · Different Gold SW 6396 (#BC934D) · Bosc Pear SW 6390 (#C09056)
Benjamin Moore: French Horn 195 (#BF9652) · Coffeehouse Ochre CW-385 (#C29B63) · Kurkuma AF-350 (#B99257)
Similar Farrow & Ball colors: Cane No. 53 (#CAA36C) · Octagon Yellow No. 7 (#D2B073) · Duster No. 319 (#BA9C69)
Common questions
What is the hex code for India Yellow?
The hex code for Farrow & Ball India Yellow No. 66 is #C59C5D. In RGB that is 197, 156, 93. Use these values to reproduce India Yellow in SketchUp, Canva, Photoshop, Figma, or rendering software for client presentations and mood boards. Farrow & Ball does not publish official hex codes, so this value is a close third-party approximation.
What is the Benjamin Moore equivalent of India Yellow?
The closest Benjamin Moore match for India Yellow is French Horn 195 (#BF9652). No cross-brand match is exact, because each brand mixes its own pigment formulas. Always confirm with a physical sample before specifying a substitute.
Is India Yellow warm or cool?
India Yellow is emphatically warm, an ochre with brown depth rather than a clear sunny yellow. The LRV is approximately 36, mid-dark for a yellow, which gives it unusual richness on the wall. It comes alive in low and artificial light, glowing amber in the evening. In cool gray daylight it can flatten toward mustard, so it favors rooms used after dark.
Why does India Yellow look different on screen than on the wall?
Screens emit light while paint reflects it, so a hex code cannot capture how lighting, sheen, and surrounding colors shift paint in a real room. Treat #C59C5D as accurate for digital design work, and use physical samples for final approval. Farrow & Ball does not publish official hex codes, so this value is a close third-party approximation.
What LRV does India Yellow have?
India Yellow has a Light Reflectance Value of approximately 36, meaning it reflects about 36% of visible light. That mid-range depth reads as a true color on the wall without going dark.
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