Tikkurila Agate N500

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Tikkurila Agate reviews (8 photos)
What are Tikkurila Agate undertones?
Is Agate N500 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Agate
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Agate N500
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N500
Name:	Agate
Brand:	Tikkurila

What color is Tikkurila Agate?

Tikkurila N500 Agate is a versatile soft gray color that brings a sophisticated touch to any space. This elegant hue pairs beautifully with warm tones such as N310 Antique white and cool shades like N499 Frosty morning. Combining N500 Agate with earthy colors like N450 Dusty jade or N430 Old linen creates a harmonious and balanced environment. Whether used as a wall color or in furniture pieces, N500 Agate adds a timeless and refined appeal to interiors.

Tikkurila Agate reviews (8 photos)

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What are Tikkurila Agate undertones?

Agate is a midtone, very muted blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#8F979E

RGB code:

143, 151, 158

Is Tikkurila Agate cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 208°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

N500 Agate HSL code: 208, 7%, 59%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Agate

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Tikkurila Agate:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

N500
Agate

Darker shades

N500
Agate

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Agate with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 28, such as Tikkurila Mole and Deco Grey 1927.

N500
Agate

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LRV of Agate

Agate has an LRV of 30.41% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 30.41%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#8f979e
RGB Decimal	143, 151, 158
RGB Percent	56.08%, 59.22%, 61.96%
HSV	Hue: 208° Saturation: 9.49% Value: 61.96%
HSL	hsl(208, 7, 59)
CMYK	Cyan: 9.49 Magenta: 4.43 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 38.04
YIQ	Y: 149.406 I: -7.017 Q: 0.486
XYZ	X: 28.564 Y: 30.441 Z: 36.709
CIE Lab	L:62.033 a:-1.437 b:-4.659
CIE Luv	L:62.033 u:-4.768 v:-6.549
Decimal	9410462
Hunter Lab	55.173, -4.142, -0.827