Jotun Creek 6309

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What are Jotun Creek undertones?
Is Creek 6309 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Creek
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Creek 6309
Code:	6309
Name:	Creek
Brand:	Jotun

What color is Jotun Creek?

Let's dive into a full Creek paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 6309. Find out if this gorgeous cold green paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Jotun Creek undertones?

Creek is a midtone, very muted sage-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#889A92

RGB code:

136, 154, 146

Is Jotun Creek cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 153°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

6309 Creek HSL code: 153, 8%, 57%

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 Creek

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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Jotun Creek:

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 Creek with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 333, such as Jotun Tanke and Velvet Plum.

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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	#889a92
RGB Decimal	136, 154, 146
RGB Percent	53.33%, 60.39%, 57.25%
HSV	Hue: 153° Saturation: 11.69% Value: 60.39%
HSL	hsl(153, 8.18, 56.86)
CMYK	Cyan: 11.69 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.19 Key: 39.61
YIQ	Y: 147.706 I: -8.155 Q: -6.297
XYZ	X: 26.896 Y: 30.42 Z: 31.641
CIE Lab	L:62.015 a:-8.012 b:2.036
CIE Luv	L:62.015 u:-9.473 v:4.221
Decimal	8952466
Hunter Lab	55.155, -9.477, 4.595