Little Greene Pearl Colour - Mid 168

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Official page:Pearl Colour - Mid 168
Code:168
Name:Pearl Colour - Mid
Brand:Little Greene
Collections:Colour Scales

What color is Little Greene Pearl Colour - Mid?

Little Greene Pearl Colour - Mid 168 is a pale, low-saturation gray-green with a soft, lightly cool cast. Its muted green undertone keeps it from reading like a plain off-white, while the high lightness gives walls an airy, gently shaded appearance. In bright daylight, Pearl Colour - Mid can appear cleaner and more silvery; under warmer lamps, its green-gray character becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet living spaces, especially alongside natural oak, linen, pale stone, and brushed nickel. For contrast, pair this shade with deeper charcoal, muted olive, or warm clay accents rather than stark black.

Little Greene Pearl Colour - Mid reviews (2 photos)

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What are Little Greene Pearl Colour - Mid undertones?

This is a near-white, very muted shade with a soft yellow-green cast in the supplied digital sample. Its undertone is subtle rather than strongly defined, so it can read as a lightly warmed off-white with a faint green influence rather than a clear green paint. Because no official manufacturer undertone description is available here, this assessment is based only on the provided digital color sample. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellowed warmth, while cool daylight may make its slight green cast more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#DDE3D6

RGB code:

221, 227, 214

Is Little Greene Pearl Colour - Mid cool or warm?

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With a hue of 88°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

168 Pearl Colour - Mid HSL code: 88, 19%, 86%

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 Pearl Colour - Mid

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 sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll 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 Little Greene Pearl Colour - Mid:

Monochromatic color scheme

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.

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LRV of Pearl Colour - Mid

Pearl Colour - Mid has an LRV of 74.22% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of lightWhy 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 74.22%, 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

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FormatCode
HEX#dde3d6
RGB Decimal221, 227, 214
RGB Percent86.67%, 89.02%, 83.92%
HSVHue: 88° Saturation: 5.73% Value: 89.02%
HSLhsl(88, 19, 86)
CMYKCyan: 2.64 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.73 Key: 10.98
YIQY: 223.724 I: 0.602 Q: -5.315
XYZX: 69.423 Y: 75.165 Z: 74.451
CIE LabL:89.47 a:-4.325 b:5.648
CIE LuvL:89.47 u:-2.697 v:9.279
Decimal14541782
Hunter Lab86.698, -8.789, 9.774

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