Valspar US Ballroom Slippers M343

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What are Valspar US Ballroom Slippers undertones?
Is Ballroom Slippers M343 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Ballroom Slippers
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Ballroom Slippers M343
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	M343
Name:	Ballroom Slippers
Brand:	Valspar US

What color is Valspar US Ballroom Slippers?

Let's dive into a full Ballroom Slippers paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful M343. Find out if this gorgeous cold 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 Valspar US Ballroom Slippers undertones?

Ballroom Slippers is a midtone, very muted sage-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#82908B

RGB code:

130, 144, 139

Is Valspar US Ballroom Slippers cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 159°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

M343 Ballroom Slippers HSL code: 159, 6%, 54%

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 Ballroom Slippers

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 Valspar US Ballroom Slippers:

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

M343
Ballroom Slippers

Darker shades

M343
Ballroom Slippers

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 Ballroom Slippers with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 339, such as Valspar US Sweet Currant and Dusty Lavender.

M343
Ballroom Slippers

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LRV of Ballroom Slippers

Ballroom Slippers has an LRV of 26.46% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 26.46%, 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	#82908b
RGB Decimal	130, 144, 139
RGB Percent	50.98%, 56.47%, 54.51%
HSV	Hue: 159° Saturation: 9.72% Value: 56.47%
HSL	hsl(159, 6, 54)
CMYK	Cyan: 9.72 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.47 Key: 43.53
YIQ	Y: 139.244 I: -6.736 Q: -4.518
XYZ	X: 23.838 Y: 26.556 Z: 28.289
CIE Lab	L:58.561 a:-6.067 b:0.935
CIE Luv	L:58.561 u:-7.45 v:2.307
Decimal	8556683
Hunter Lab	51.533, -7.611, 3.525