Valspar US Barley 8007-12F

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What are Valspar US Barley undertones?
Is Barley 8007-12F cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Barley
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Barley 8007-12F
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	8007-12F
Name:	Barley
Brand:	Valspar US

What color is Valspar US Barley?

Let's dive into a full Barley paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 8007-12F. 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 Valspar US Barley undertones?

Barley is a light, 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:

#E7E3DC

RGB code:

231, 227, 220

Is Valspar US Barley cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 38°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

8007-12F Barley HSL code: 38, 19%, 88%

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 Barley

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 Barley:

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

8007-12F
Barley

Darker shades

8007-12F
Barley

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 Barley with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Valspar US Highlights and Plot Twist.

8007-12F
Barley

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LRV of Barley

Barley has an LRV of 77% and refers to Off‑White 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 77%, 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	#e7e3dc
RGB Decimal	231, 227, 220
RGB Percent	90.59%, 89.02%, 86.27%
HSV	Hue: 38° Saturation: 4.76% Value: 90.59%
HSL	hsl(38, 19, 88)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.73 Yellow: 4.76 Key: 9.41
YIQ	Y: 227.398 I: 4.633 Q: -1.332
XYZ	X: 73.34 Y: 77.095 Z: 78.708
CIE Lab	L:90.365 a:0.132 b:3.895
CIE Luv	L:90.365 u:2.683 v:5.871
Decimal	15197148
Hunter Lab	87.804, -4.561, 8.314