Little Greene Trumpet 196

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Little Greene Trumpet reviews (7 photos)
What are Little Greene Trumpet undertones?
Is Trumpet 196 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Trumpet
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Trumpet 196
Code:	196
Name:	Trumpet
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Colours of England

What color is Little Greene Trumpet?

Little Greene Trumpet 196 is a bright, high-lightness yellow with a distinct greenish, citrus-like edge. Its clear, energetic character makes it especially effective on a single accent wall, kitchen cabinetry, or a painted door where the color can take centre stage. In warm daylight, Trumpet reads as a sunny yellow, while cooler light brings forward its sharper yellow-green cast. Pair it with chalky white, pale grey, deep olive, or blackened accents to give the brightness definition. Natural oak, rattan, and matte black hardware provide grounded material contrast.

Little Greene Trumpet reviews (7 photos)

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What are Little Greene Trumpet undertones?

Trumpet 196 is a very light, strongly saturated yellow with a crisp, high-energy character. In the supplied digital color, the main family is clearly yellow, with a slight green-leaning bias that can make it read as sharper and more citrusy than a buttery yellow. This is an observable digital-color assessment rather than a claim about the paint formula or a manufacturer-defined undertone. Warm artificial light may make the yellow feel fuller and warmer, while cool daylight can emphasize its cleaner, slightly green-tinged edge.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#F1F15C

RGB code:

241, 241, 92

Is Little Greene Trumpet cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 60° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

196 Trumpet HSL code: 60, 84%, 65%

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 Trumpet

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Little Greene Trumpet:

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

196
Trumpet

335
Indian Yellow

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 Trumpet with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Little Greene Ultra Blue.

196
Trumpet

264
Ultra Blue

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