Valspar US Artisan Blue M228

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What are Valspar US Artisan Blue undertones?
Is Artisan Blue M228 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Artisan Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Artisan Blue M228
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	M228
Name:	Artisan Blue
Brand:	Valspar US

What color is Valspar US Artisan Blue?

Let's dive into a full Artisan Blue paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful M228. Find out if this gorgeous cold blue 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 Artisan Blue undertones?

Artisan Blue is a mid-light, very muted muted teal-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#A3B6BB

RGB code:

163, 182, 187

Is Valspar US Artisan Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 192°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

M228 Artisan Blue HSL code: 192, 15%, 69%

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 Artisan Blue

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar US Artisan Blue:

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

M228
Artisan Blue

Darker shades

M228
Artisan Blue

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 Artisan Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 12, such as Valspar US Foggy Mauve and Cocoa Berry.

M228
Artisan Blue

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LRV of Artisan Blue

Artisan Blue has an LRV of 44.97% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 44.97%, 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

Format	Code
HEX	#a3b6bb
RGB Decimal	163, 182, 187
RGB Percent	63.92%, 71.37%, 73.33%
HSV	Hue: 192° Saturation: 12.83% Value: 73.33%
HSL	hsl(192, 15, 69)
CMYK	Cyan: 12.83 Magenta: 2.67 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 26.67
YIQ	Y: 176.889 I: -12.929 Q: -2.463
XYZ	X: 40.799 Y: 44.829 Z: 53.504
CIE Lab	L:72.779 a:-5.497 b:-4.755
CIE Luv	L:72.779 u:-10.468 v:-6.22
Decimal	10729147
Hunter Lab	66.955, -8.402, -0.51