Valspar US Afternoon Tea 3002-3B

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Code:3002-3B
Name:Afternoon Tea
Brand:Valspar US

What color is Valspar US Afternoon Tea?

Let's dive into a full Afternoon Tea paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 3002-3B. Find out if this gorgeous warm yellow 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 Valspar US Afternoon Tea undertones?

Afternoon Tea is a mid-light, clear golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:

#F9B24E

RGB code:

249, 178, 78

Is Valspar US Afternoon Tea cool or warm?

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Color wheel

At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

3002-3B Afternoon Tea HSL code: 35, 93%, 64%

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 Afternoon Tea

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

Bedroom daylight mockup
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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll 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 Valspar US Afternoon Tea:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

Darker shades

3002-3B
Afternoon Tea

Complementary color scheme

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 Afternoon Tea with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Valspar US Summer Breeze and Indigo Cloth.

LRV of Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea has an LRV of 52.64% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident lightWhy 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 52.64%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#f9b24e
RGB Decimal249, 178, 78
RGB Percent97.65%, 69.80%, 30.59%
HSVHue: 35° Saturation: 68.67% Value: 97.65%
HSLhsl(35, 93, 64)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 28.51 Yellow: 68.67 Key: 2.35
YIQY: 187.829 I: 74.443 Q: -16.101
XYZX: 56.366 Y: 52.535 Z: 14.377
CIE LabL:77.6 a:16.63 b:59.535
CIE LuvL:77.6 u:56.691 v:64.966
Decimal16364110
Hunter Lab72.481, 11.971, 38.976

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