Little Greene Shirting 129

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Shirting for bedroom (1 photo)
Little Greene Shirting reviews (5 photos)
What are Little Greene Shirting undertones?
Is Shirting 129 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Shirting
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Shirting 129
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Shirting 129
Code:	129
Name:	Shirting
Brand:	Little Greene
Collections:	Colours of England

What color is Little Greene Shirting?

Little Greene Shirting 129 is an exceptionally pale white with an even, neutral appearance, based on its balanced #f8f8f8 value. It has very little visible saturation, so it keeps walls looking bright without the harder contrast of a pure, stark white. In daylight, Shirting will read as a soft clean white, while evening lighting may make it pick up the character of nearby furnishings and bulb temperature. Use it across walls and ceilings for a lightly defined, open look, or on cabinetry and trim where a quiet white finish is wanted. Its neutrality suits natural oak, brushed metal, charcoal details, linen upholstery, and deeper painted colors.

Shirting for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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What are Little Greene Shirting undertones?

Shirting is a near-white, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#F8F8F8

RGB code:

248, 248, 248

Is Little Greene Shirting cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 0°, this Grey shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.

129 Shirting HSL code: 0, 0%, 97%

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 Shirting

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 Shirting:

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 Shirting with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 180, such as Little Greene Pleat and Harley Green.

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LRV of Shirting

Shirting has an LRV of 94.08% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 94.08%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#f8f8f8
RGB Decimal	248, 248, 248
RGB Percent	97.25%, 97.25%, 97.25%
HSV	Hue: 0° Saturation: 0.0% Value: 97.25%
HSL	hsl(0, 0, 97)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 2.75
YIQ	Y: 248.0 I: -0.0 Q: -0.0
XYZ	X: 89.218 Y: 93.869 Z: 102.2
CIE Lab	L:97.579 a:-0.002 b:0.005
CIE Luv	L:97.579 u:-0.001 v:0.007
Decimal	16316664
Hunter Lab	96.886, -5.177, 5.278