Tikkurila Licorice X499

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Tikkurila Licorice reviews (6 photos)
What are Tikkurila Licorice undertones?
Is Licorice X499 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Licorice
Monochromatic color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Licorice X499
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	X499
Name:	Licorice
Brand:	Tikkurila

What color is Tikkurila Licorice?

X499 Licorice is a dark rich color with a luxurious appearance. This shade can be used on walls, furniture, and accessories to create a sleek and modern feel. However, it's important to balance it with lighter colors and textures to avoid making the space feel too dark and heavy

The nearest colors to X499 are Dulux Night Jewels 2 and Benjamin Moore Grey, which are also dark black colors.

Tikkurila Licorice reviews (6 photos)

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Black kitchen walls with Tikkurila X499 Licorice color

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Dark grey Tikkurila X499 walls with wooden ceiling

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Dark grey interior with X499 Tikkurila color

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Dark grey interior with Tikkurila Licorice X499 paint

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Dark accent wall Tikkurila X499 Licorice

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What are Tikkurila Licorice undertones?

Licorice is a deep, near-neutral charcoal 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:

#484A4A

RGB code:

72, 74, 74

Is Tikkurila Licorice cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 180°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

X499 Licorice HSL code: 180, 1%, 29%

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 Licorice

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Tikkurila Licorice:

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

X499
Licorice

N499
Basalt

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LRV of Licorice

Licorice has an LRV of 7.12% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7.12%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#484A4A
RGB Decimal	72, 74, 74
RGB Percent	28.24%, 29.02%, 29.02%
HSV	Hue: 180° Saturation: 2.7% Value: 29.02%
HSL	hsl(180, 1, 29)
CMYK	Cyan: 2.7 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 70.98
YIQ	Y: 73.402 I: -1.192 Q: -0.423
XYZ	X: 6.357 Y: 6.77 Z: 7.448
CIE Lab	L:31.277 a:-0.82 b:-0.285
CIE Luv	L:31.277 u:-1.062 v:-0.227
Decimal	4737610
Hunter Lab	26.019, -1.921, 1.24