Jotun Green Rays 8601
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| Official page: | Green Rays 8601 |
| Code: | 8601 |
| Name: | Green Rays |
| Brand: | Jotun |
What color is Jotun Green Rays?
Let's dive into a full Green Rays paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 8601. Find out if this gorgeous warm yellow 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 Green Rays undertones?
Green Rays is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
222, 221, 194
Is Jotun Green Rays cool or warm?
With a hue of 58°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
8601 Green Rays HSL code: 58, 30%, 82%
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 Green Rays
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Jotun Green Rays:
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
Darker shades
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 Green Rays with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 238, such as Jotun Shadow Black and Violet Bellflower.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #deddc2 |
| RGB Decimal | 222, 221, 194 |
| RGB Percent | 87.06%, 86.67%, 76.08% |
| HSV | Hue: 58° Saturation: 12.61% Value: 87.06% |
| HSL | hsl(58, 29.79, 81.57) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.45 Yellow: 12.61 Key: 12.94 |
| YIQ | Y: 218.221 I: 9.272 Q: -8.191 |
| XYZ | X: 65.717 Y: 71.138 Z: 61.293 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.552 a:-4.216 b:13.4 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.552 u:2.054 v:20.4 |
| Decimal | 14605762 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.343, -8.522, 15.954 |
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