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Templeton Pink

Farrow & Ball · No. 303

LRV47.44
Hex#CDB19D
RGB205 · 177 · 157
WarmthWarm
UndertoneHistoric plaster pink
FamilyPinks
CollectionFarrow & Ball

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Templeton PinkF&B No. 303
Templeton PinkF&B No. 303
Templeton PinkF&B No. 303
Templeton PinkF&B No. 303
Templeton PinkF&B No. 303
Templeton PinkF&B No. 303
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Templeton Pink No. 303 is a Farrow & Ball colour the brand describes as a historic-feeling pink, developed for the dining room at Templeton House to offset its Wedgwood plaques.

In the Brian Cash Works guest room for the 2026 Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse on this page, photographed by Nicholas Venezia, it covers the walls of a bedroom with a pale upholstered bed, rust Roman blinds and a black-and-white star-printed folding screen.

What Templeton Pink is

Templeton Pink No. 303 was developed for the dining room at Templeton House. Farrow & Ball describes it as a historic-feeling pink chosen to offset the room's Wedgwood plaques.

Elizabeth Mollen of Stone Textile Studio told Homes & Gardens: "Our absolute favorite Farrow & Ball Pink is Templeton Pink."

How it behaves in light

It is a dusty, plaster-like pink that shifts toward beige in cool light and warms to rose in sun, which is why Laurel Bern calls it divisive.

Homes & Gardens notes it suits colour drenching, where walls and trim in one colour soften its shifts.

Where to use it

In the Brian Cash Works guest room for the 2026 Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse on this page, photographed by Nicholas Venezia, Templeton Pink covers the walls behind a pale upholstered bed, rust Roman blinds, a red bedspread and a star-printed folding screen.

The rust and red accents push it warmer, while the black-and-white screen keeps the scheme crisp.

What it sits next to

Farrow & Ball pairs it with Stirabout No. 300 as its complementary white.

On this site, compare it with Sherwin-Williams Sandbank, a close match, and with Farrow & Ball Dead Salmon.

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Questions

What colour is Templeton Pink?
A soft plaster pink. Farrow & Ball calls it a historic-feeling pink, developed for the dining room at Templeton House.
What white goes with Templeton Pink?
Farrow & Ball names Stirabout No. 300 as its complementary white.
Is Templeton Pink actually pink?
Opinions differ. Homes & Gardens calls it a historic plaster pink, while designer Laurel Bern argues it is not really pink and calls it "the marmite of paint colors".
Is there a Benjamin Moore match for Templeton Pink?
Laurel Bern matches it to Benjamin Moore Nature's Symphony 1152, and matchmypaintcolor lists Sherwin-Williams Sandbank SW 6052 as close.
What is the LRV of Templeton Pink?
Farrow & Ball does not publish one. Plan-home.com lists 47.44, which would make it a mid-light colour.

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