Little Greene Portland Stone - Pale 155

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Little Greene Portland Stone - Pale reviews (10 photos)
What are Little Greene Portland Stone - Pale undertones?
Is Portland Stone - Pale 155 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Portland Stone - Pale
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Portland Stone - Pale 155
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Portland Stone - Pale 155
Code:	155
Name:	Portland Stone - Pale
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Stone

What color is Little Greene Portland Stone - Pale?

Little Greene Portland Stone - Pale 155 is a softly muted off-white with a clear warm stone cast, sitting between pale beige and gentle grey. Its low saturation keeps it understated rather than creamy, making it a useful wall color where a stark white would feel too sharp. In daylight, the subtle yellow-beige undertone is more apparent, while lower or cooler light can draw out its quieter greyed quality. Portland Stone - Pale suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms, particularly alongside natural oak, limestone, linen, and aged brass. Pair it with chalky whites for a light layered scheme or deeper earthy neutrals to give the pale backdrop more definition.

Little Greene Portland Stone - Pale reviews (10 photos)

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What are Little Greene Portland Stone - Pale undertones?

This is a near-white, very muted color with a soft off-white character and only a slight yellow-leaning bias in the supplied digital sample. It reads mainly as a pale warm neutral rather than a clearly yellow or cream color, and any undertone is subtle rather than pronounced. Because no official manufacturer undertone description was provided, the yellow bias here is only an observation of the HEX sample, not a claim about the paint formula. Warm artificial light may make its gentle warmth more noticeable, while cool daylight may make it appear cleaner and closer to a neutral pale stone shade.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E9E6D5

RGB code:

233, 230, 213

Is Little Greene Portland Stone - Pale cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 51°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

155 Portland Stone - Pale HSL code: 51, 31%, 87%

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 - Pale

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 - Pale:

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

155
Portland Stone - Pale

268
Green Stone - Pale

Darker shades

155
Portland Stone - Pale

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 - Pale with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 231, such as Little Greene Juniper Ash and Pale Lupin.

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LRV of Portland Stone - Pale

Portland Stone - Pale has an LRV of 78.24% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 78.24%, 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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Format	Code
HEX	#e9e6d5
RGB Decimal	233, 230, 213
RGB Percent	91.37%, 90.20%, 83.53%
HSV	Hue: 51° Saturation: 8.58% Value: 91.37%
HSL	hsl(51, 31, 87)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.29 Yellow: 8.58 Key: 8.63
YIQ	Y: 228.959 I: 7.251 Q: -4.656
XYZ	X: 73.909 Y: 78.722 Z: 74.234
CIE Lab	L:91.108 a:-1.887 b:8.643
CIE Luv	L:91.108 u:2.677 v:13.274
Decimal	15328981
Hunter Lab	88.725, -6.577, 12.501