Little Greene Mazarine 256

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Little Greene Mazarine reviews (5 photos)
What are Little Greene Mazarine undertones?
Is Mazarine 256 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mazarine
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Mazarine 256
Code:	256
Name:	Mazarine
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Colours of England

What color is Little Greene Mazarine?

Little Greene Mazarine 256 is a deep, clear blue with a noticeable teal cast, drawn from its blue-green base rather than violet undertones. Its medium-dark value gives it presence on walls, where daylight brings out the cooler blue notes and evening light lets it appear denser and more inky. Use it in a study, dining room, or hallway for a defined wash of color, or reserve it for cabinetry and a painted front door. Mazarine pairs well with crisp white trim, pale grey-blue textiles, warm oak, aged brass, and natural linen. For contrast, combine this shade with soft clay, muted blush, or warm off-white rather than icy neutrals.

Little Greene Mazarine reviews (5 photos)

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What are Little Greene Mazarine undertones?

Mazarine is a deep, clearly blue color with a soft, moderately rich appearance rather than a bright or electric one. In the supplied digital sample, it leans slightly toward green within the blue family, which can make it read as a cool blue rather than a purple-leaning navy. This is an observable bias in the sample, not a claim about the paint’s formula or an official manufacturer undertone. Warm artificial light may make the blue appear a little less crisp and slightly muted, while cool daylight is more likely to keep its blue character clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#235580

RGB code:

35, 85, 128

Is Little Greene Mazarine cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 208° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.

256 Mazarine HSL code: 208, 57%, 32%

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 Mazarine

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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Mazarine:

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 Mazarine with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 28, such as Little Greene Elysian Ground and Rolling Fog.

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Format	Code
HEX	#235580
RGB Decimal	35, 85, 128
RGB Percent	13.73%, 33.33%, 50.20%
HSV	Hue: 208° Saturation: 72.66% Value: 50.2%
HSL	hsl(208, 57, 32)
CMYK	Cyan: 72.66 Magenta: 33.59 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 49.8
YIQ	Y: 74.952 I: -43.613 Q: 2.805
XYZ	X: 7.836 Y: 8.412 Z: 21.627
CIE Lab	L:34.826 a:-1.463 b:-29.06
CIE Luv	L:34.826 u:-18.221 v:-39.705
Decimal	2315648
Hunter Lab	29.003, -2.528, -23.908