An earthy tobacco shade can work really well in rooms you want to feel warm, rich and intriguing. It is a fabulous backdrop and can be used in a great variety of rooms. As with all our tones it is based on earth pigments and iron oxides. Funny that such a life-giving tone should usually be named after the killer weed; but we have put tried to put a positive spin on it by naming it after the late Baroness Trumpington who claimed to be partial to a cigar after making love!