Jotun Brushed Granite 3230

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What are Jotun Brushed Granite undertones?
Is Brushed Granite 3230 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Brushed Granite
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Brushed Granite 3230
Code:	3230
Name:	Brushed Granite
Brand:	Jotun

What color is Jotun Brushed Granite?

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What are Jotun Brushed Granite undertones?

Brushed Granite is a mid-light, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#A9A6A4

RGB code:

169, 166, 164

Is Jotun Brushed Granite cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 24°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

3230 Brushed Granite HSL code: 24, 3%, 65%

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 Brushed Granite

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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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Jotun Brushed Granite:

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

3230
Brushed Granite

Darker shades

3230
Brushed Granite

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 Brushed Granite with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Jotun Ocean Air and Sophisticated Blue.

3230
Brushed Granite

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#a9a6a4
RGB Decimal	169, 166, 164
RGB Percent	66.27%, 65.10%, 64.31%
HSV	Hue: 24° Saturation: 2.96% Value: 66.27%
HSL	hsl(24, 2.82, 65.29)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.78 Yellow: 2.96 Key: 33.73
YIQ	Y: 166.669 I: 2.43 Q: 0.012
XYZ	X: 36.698 Y: 38.388 Z: 40.588
CIE Lab	L:68.306 a:0.7 b:1.416
CIE Luv	L:68.306 u:1.839 v:1.936
Decimal	11118244
Hunter Lab	61.958, -2.701, 4.53