Valspar Blue to the Bone V031-3

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Code:V031-3
Name:Blue to the Bone
Brand:Valspar

What color is Valspar Blue to the Bone?

Let's dive into a full Blue to the Bone paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful V031-3. 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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LRV of Blue to the Bone

Blue to the Bone has an LRV of 20.09% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 20.09%, 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.

FormatCode
HEX#0189ac
RGB Decimal1, 137, 172
RGB Percent0.39%, 53.73%, 67.45%
HSVHue: 192° Saturation: 99.42% Value: 67.45%
HSLhsl(192, 99, 34)
CMYKCyan: 99.42 Magenta: 20.35 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 32.55
YIQY: 100.326 I: -92.29 Q: -17.877
XYZX: 16.401 Y: 20.874 Z: 42.183
CIE LabL:52.811 a:-18.237 b:-27.159
CIE LuvL:52.811 u:-37.068 v:-38.724
Decimal100780
Hunter Lab45.688, -15.877, -22.76

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