Jotun Shamam 8318

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What are Jotun Shamam undertones?
Is Shamam 8318 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Shamam
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Shamam 8318
Code:	8318
Name:	Shamam
Brand:	Jotun

What color is Jotun Shamam?

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What are Jotun Shamam undertones?

Shamam is a mid-light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#BCBD96

RGB code:

188, 189, 150

Is Jotun Shamam cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 62°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

8318 Shamam HSL code: 62, 23%, 66%

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 Shamam

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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Morning

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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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Jotun Shamam:

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

8318
Shamam

Darker shades

8318
Shamam

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 Shamam with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 242, such as Jotun Shadow Black and Violet Bellflower.

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Shamam

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#bcbd96
RGB Decimal	188, 189, 150
RGB Percent	73.73%, 74.12%, 58.82%
HSV	Hue: 62° Saturation: 20.63% Value: 74.12%
HSL	hsl(62, 22.81, 66.47)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.53 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 20.63 Key: 25.88
YIQ	Y: 184.255 I: 11.937 Q: -12.348
XYZ	X: 44.441 Y: 49.289 Z: 36.019
CIE Lab	L:75.631 a:-6.883 b:19.664
CIE Luv	L:75.631 u:1.459 v:28.58
Decimal	12369302
Hunter Lab	70.206, -9.869, 18.726