Valspar US Downing Street 8004-47G

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What are Valspar US Downing Street undertones?
Is Downing Street 8004-47G cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Downing Street
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Downing Street 8004-47G
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	8004-47G
Name:	Downing Street
Brand:	Valspar US

What color is Valspar US Downing Street?

Let's dive into a full Downing Street paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 8004-47G. 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 Downing Street undertones?

Downing Street is a deep, very muted near-black navy. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#454751

RGB code:

69, 71, 81

Is Valspar US Downing Street cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 230°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

8004-47G Downing Street HSL code: 230, 8%, 29%

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 Downing Street

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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar US Downing Street:

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

8004-47G
Downing Street

Darker shades

8004-47G
Downing Street

4011-2
Dark Kettle Black

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 Downing Street with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 50, such as Valspar US Coastal Villa and Permafrost.

8004-47G
Downing Street

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LRV of Downing Street

Downing Street has an LRV of 6% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 6%, 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	#454751
RGB Decimal	69, 71, 81
RGB Percent	27.06%, 27.84%, 31.76%
HSV	Hue: 230° Saturation: 14.81% Value: 31.76%
HSL	hsl(230, 8, 29)
CMYK	Cyan: 14.81 Magenta: 12.35 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 68.24
YIQ	Y: 71.542 I: -4.405 Q: 2.689
XYZ	X: 6.192 Y: 6.366 Z: 8.685
CIE Lab	L:30.317 a:1.548 b:-6.235
CIE Luv	L:30.317 u:-1.547 v:-7.807
Decimal	4540241
Hunter Lab	25.23, -0.344, -2.748