Jotun Umber Grey 20228

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What are Jotun Umber Grey undertones?
Is Umber Grey 20228 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Umber Grey
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Umber Grey 20228
Code:	20228
Name:	Umber Grey
Brand:	Jotun

What color is Jotun Umber Grey?

Let's dive into a full Umber Grey paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 20228. Find out if this gorgeous warm 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 Umber Grey undertones?

Umber Grey is a midtone, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:

#99938C

RGB code:

153, 147, 140

Is Jotun Umber Grey cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 32°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

20228 Umber Grey HSL code: 32, 6%, 57%

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 Umber Grey

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 Umber Grey:

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

20228
Umber Grey

Darker shades

20228
Umber Grey

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 Umber Grey with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 212, such as Jotun Sophisticated Blue and Støvblå.

20228
Umber Grey

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