Valspar US Cats and Dogs T622

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Code:T622
Name:Cats and Dogs
Brand:Valspar US

What color is Valspar US Cats and Dogs?

Let's dive into a full Cats and Dogs paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful T622. 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 Cats and Dogs undertones?

Cats and Dogs is a midtone, muted dusty blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#7F9BAC

RGB code:

127, 155, 172

Is Valspar US Cats and Dogs cool or warm?

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With a hue of 203°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

T622 Cats and Dogs HSL code: 203, 21%, 59%

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 Cats and Dogs

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar US Cats and Dogs:

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

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 Cats and Dogs with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 23, such as Valspar US Foggy Mauve and Cocoa Berry.

LRV of Cats and Dogs

Cats and Dogs has an LRV of 30.95% 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 30.95%, 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#7f9bac
RGB Decimal127, 155, 172
RGB Percent49.80%, 60.78%, 67.45%
HSVHue: 203° Saturation: 26.16% Value: 67.45%
HSLhsl(203, 21, 59)
CMYKCyan: 26.16 Magenta: 9.88 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 32.55
YIQY: 148.566 I: -22.148 Q: -0.633
XYZX: 27.917 Y: 30.932 Z: 43.518
CIE LabL:62.45 a:-5.783 b:-12.062
CIE LuvL:62.45 u:-14.969 v:-17.123
Decimal8362924
Hunter Lab55.617, -7.729, -7.461

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