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White Tie No. 2002 is a pale creamy white from Farrow & Ball, named after the starched cotton of white-tie evening dress. Farrow & Ball lists Wimborne White No. 239 as its complementary white and groups it with New White and Matchstick, and with Farrow's Cream and Dorset Cream.
In the Studio Squire drawing room on this page, photographed by Christopher Horwood, it covers the walls around a fireplace and a piano.
What White Tie is
White Tie No. 2002 is a pale creamy white from Farrow & Ball, named after the starched cotton of white-tie evening dress.
It is a cream rather than a true white: soft, slightly yellow, and gentler than the brand's cooler whites.
How it behaves in light
With an LRV in the low 80s (third-party figures, since Farrow & Ball does not publish one), it reflects most of the light in a room while keeping a warm cast.
Its yellow lean shows most in sun; in north light it settles into a soft, chalky cream.
Where to use it
In the Studio Squire drawing room on this page, photographed by Christopher Horwood, it covers the walls around a fireplace and a piano.
Homes & Gardens and House & Home both place it among Farrow & Ball's creamy whites for period rooms where a brilliant white would feel cold.
What it sits next to
Farrow & Ball lists Wimborne White No. 239 as its complementary white, and groups it with New White and Matchstick, and with Farrow's Cream and Dorset Cream.
On this site, compare it with Wimborne White, Pointing and School House White.
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