Little Greene Clay Pale 152

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Little Greene Clay Pale reviews (5 photos)
What are Little Greene Clay Pale undertones?
Is Clay Pale 152 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Clay Pale
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Clay Pale 152
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Clay Pale 152
Code:	152
Name:	Clay Pale
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Stone

What color is Little Greene Clay Pale?

Little Greene Clay Pale 152 is a very light, muted neutral with a gentle creamy-beige cast. Its soft warmth comes through most clearly in daylight, where the pale yellow-brown undertone keeps it from reading as stark white. In lower or cooler light, Clay Pale can appear quieter and slightly more stone-like, while still retaining a warm base. It is well suited to walls in living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a light background is wanted without the crispness of pure white. Pair it with natural oak, linen, aged brass, and deeper earthy accents such as olive, clay brown, or charcoal.

Little Greene Clay Pale reviews (5 photos)

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What are Little Greene Clay Pale undertones?

Clay Pale reads as a very light, muted off-white with a soft yellow-beige direction rather than a crisp white character. Its undertone is subtle: the supplied digital sample leans slightly yellow, though that bias is low-confidence in such a pale, low-saturation color. Little Greene’s official undertone description was not available in the provided source, so no manufacturer undertone claim can be confirmed. Warm artificial light may bring out its gentle creamy warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear closer to a neutral pale off-white.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#EEE8D8

RGB code:

238, 232, 216

Is Little Greene Clay Pale cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 44°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

152 Clay Pale HSL code: 44, 39%, 89%

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 Clay Pale

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

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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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Clay Pale:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Clay Pale with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Little Greene Juniper Ash and Pale Lupin.

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LRV of Clay Pale

Clay Pale has an LRV of 80.61% and refers to Off‑White 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 80.61%, 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

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#eee8d8
RGB Decimal	238, 232, 216
RGB Percent	93.33%, 90.98%, 84.71%
HSV	Hue: 44° Saturation: 9.24% Value: 93.33%
HSL	hsl(44, 39, 89)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.52 Yellow: 9.24 Key: 6.67
YIQ	Y: 231.97 I: 8.717 Q: -3.71
XYZ	X: 76.509 Y: 80.849 Z: 76.522
CIE Lab	L:92.064 a:-0.679 b:8.501
CIE Luv	L:92.064 u:4.377 v:12.866
Decimal	15657176
Hunter Lab	89.916, -5.469, 12.483