Little Greene Muscovado 343

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Little Greene Muscovado reviews (2 photos)
What are Little Greene Muscovado undertones?
Is Muscovado 343 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Muscovado
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Muscovado 343
Code:	343
Name:	Muscovado
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Sweet Treats

What color is Little Greene Muscovado?

Little Greene Muscovado 343 is a deep, earthy brown with a clear red-clay cast, sitting somewhere between softened terracotta and worn leather. Its medium-dark depth gives walls a grounded presence without reading as nearly black in good natural light. Muscovado can bring warmth to dining rooms, studies, and hallways, especially alongside cream trim, pale plaster, or warm off-white ceilings. It also has enough richness for painted cabinetry or a feature wall, where brass hardware, aged timber, and natural linen can underline its russet tones. In lower light, this color is likely to appear denser and browner, making lighter surrounding finishes especially useful.

Little Greene Muscovado reviews (2 photos)

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What are Little Greene Muscovado undertones?

Muscovado is a midtone, soft terracotta. The HEX sample leans orange; 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:

#86563E

RGB code:

134, 86, 62

Is Little Greene Muscovado cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 20° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.

343 Muscovado HSL code: 20, 37%, 38%

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 Muscovado

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 red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Muscovado:

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

343
Muscovado

342
Affogato

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 Muscovado with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 200, such as Little Greene Bone China Blue and James.

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Muscovado

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