Little Greene Portland Stone 77

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Little Greene Portland Stone reviews (8 photos)
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Portland Stone 77
Code:	77
Name:	Portland Stone
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Colours of England, Stone

What color is Little Greene Portland Stone?

Little Greene Portland Stone 77 is a muted, light stone neutral with a warm beige base and a soft greyed-yellow cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overtly cream, giving walls a calm, chalky appearance instead. In bright daylight, Portland Stone can look gently sun-warmed, while lower light draws out its quieter khaki-grey side. It suits living rooms, halls, and kitchens where natural wood, aged brass, linen, and off-white trim are part of the scheme. Use it across walls for a restrained backdrop, or on cabinetry when paired with deeper olive, brown, or charcoal accents.

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What are Little Greene Portland Stone undertones?

Portland Stone 77 appears as a mid-light, muted yellow-based neutral with a soft stone or khaki character. In the supplied digital sample, it leans slightly toward green as well as yellow, which can make it read less creamy than a typical beige and more earthy. Little Greene’s official undertone description was not available here, so this assessment is based on the provided colour sample rather than a manufacturer claim. Warm artificial light may bring out its yellowed warmth, while cool daylight can make its subtle green-grey cast more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#C9C5A8

RGB code:

201, 197, 168

Is Little Greene Portland Stone cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 53°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

77 Portland Stone HSL code: 53, 23%, 72%

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 Portland Stone

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Portland Stone:

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

77
Portland Stone

Darker shades

77
Portland Stone

322
Book Room Green

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 Portland Stone with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 233, such as Little Greene Juniper Ash and Pale Lupin.

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Portland Stone

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#c9c5a8
RGB Decimal	201, 197, 168
RGB Percent	78.82%, 77.25%, 65.88%
HSV	Hue: 53° Saturation: 16.42% Value: 78.82%
HSL	hsl(53, 23, 72)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.99 Yellow: 16.42 Key: 21.18
YIQ	Y: 194.89 I: 11.703 Q: -8.179
XYZ	X: 51.12 Y: 55.178 Z: 44.993
CIE Lab	L:79.144 a:-3.482 b:15.074
CIE Luv	L:79.144 u:3.977 v:22.142
Decimal	13223336
Hunter Lab	74.282, -7.15, 16.085