Tikkurila Arctic Willow M495 paint color review
Let’s dive into a full Arctic Willow paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful M495. Find out if this gorgeous warm green paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
| Color code: | M495 |
| Color name: | Arctic Willow |
| Brand: | Tikkurila |
LRV of Arctic Willow
Arctic Willow M495 has an LRV of 32.5% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 32.50% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Tikkurila Arctic Willow undertones?
Yellow is Tikkurila Arctic Willow undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#9A9C90
RGB code:
154, 156, 144
Is Tikkurila Arctic Willow M495 cool or warm?
With a hue of 70° this Green refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
M495 Arctic Willow HSL code: 70, 6%, 59%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Warm Green will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Grey undertones tend to make you feel happy, energized and playful
- Warm paint colors are ideal for kitchens, living rooms or bathrooms
- Warmer hues make larger spaces feel more inviting
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Tikkurila Arctic Willow:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Darker shades
Tikkurila M495 Arctic Willow
Color comparison
Arctic Willow M495 vs Serpentine V447
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Arctic Willow M495 vs V444
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #9A9C90 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 154, 156, 144 | |
| RGB Percent | 60.39%, 61.18%, 56.47% | |
| HSV | Hue: 70° Saturation: 7.69% Value: 61.18% | |
| HSL | hsl(70, 6, 59) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.28 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.69 Key: 38.82 | |
| YIQ | Y: 154.034 I: 2.664 Q: -4.157 | |
| XYZ | X: 30.248 Y: 32.661 Z: 31.089 | |
| CIE Lab | L:63.885 a:-2.965 b:6.036 | |
| CIE Luv | L:63.885 u:-0.499 v:9.013 | |
| Decimal | 10132624 | |
| Hunter lab | 57.15, -5.536, 7.752 | |
