Jotun Shallow Water 6148

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What are Jotun Shallow Water undertones?
Is Shallow Water 6148 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Shallow Water
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Shallow Water 6148
Code:	6148
Name:	Shallow Water
Brand:	Jotun

What color is Jotun Shallow Water?

Let's dive into a full Shallow Water paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 6148. Find out if this gorgeous cold grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Jotun Shallow Water undertones?

Shallow Water is a near-white, very muted green-tinted off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#DBE9E1

RGB code:

219, 233, 225

Is Jotun Shallow Water cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 146°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

6148 Shallow Water HSL code: 146, 24%, 89%

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 Shallow Water

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Jotun Shallow Water:

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

6148
Shallow Water

6226
Murraya

Darker shades

6148
Shallow Water

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 Shallow Water with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 326, such as Jotun Tanke and Velvet Plum.

6148
Shallow Water

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