Valspar US Chocolate Oatmeal T575
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| Code: | T575 |
| Name: | Chocolate Oatmeal |
| Brand: | Valspar US |
What color is Valspar US Chocolate Oatmeal?
Let's dive into a full Chocolate Oatmeal paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful T575. Find out if this gorgeous warm red 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 Chocolate Oatmeal undertones?
Chocolate Oatmeal is a mid-light, very muted caramel tan. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
170, 151, 141
Is Valspar US Chocolate Oatmeal cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 21°, this Red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
T575 Chocolate Oatmeal HSL code: 21, 15%, 61%
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 Chocolate Oatmeal
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar US Chocolate Oatmeal:
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
T575
Chocolate Oatmeal
Darker shades
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 Chocolate Oatmeal with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 201, such as Valspar US Jolene and Moroccan Moderne.
LRV of Chocolate Oatmeal
Chocolate Oatmeal has an LRV of 32.66% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
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 32.66%, 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
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #aa978d |
| RGB Decimal | 170, 151, 141 |
| RGB Percent | 66.67%, 59.22%, 55.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 21° Saturation: 17.06% Value: 66.67% |
| HSL | hsl(21, 15, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.18 Yellow: 17.06 Key: 33.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 155.541 I: 14.536 Q: 0.907 |
| XYZ | X: 32.451 Y: 32.603 Z: 29.776 |
| CIE Lab | L:63.838 a:5.333 b:7.836 |
| CIE Luv | L:63.838 u:12.173 v:9.995 |
| Decimal | 11179917 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.099, 1.524, 9.051 |
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