Valspar US Mushroom Risotto M243

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What are Valspar US Mushroom Risotto undertones?
Is Mushroom Risotto M243 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mushroom Risotto
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Mushroom Risotto M243
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	M243
Name:	Mushroom Risotto
Brand:	Valspar US

What color is Valspar US Mushroom Risotto?

Let's dive into a full Mushroom Risotto paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful M243. Find out if this gorgeous warm greige 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 Mushroom Risotto undertones?

Mushroom Risotto is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-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:

#CEC2B4

RGB code:

206, 194, 180

Is Valspar US Mushroom Risotto cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 32°, this Greige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

M243 Mushroom Risotto HSL code: 32, 21%, 76%

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 Mushroom Risotto

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 Greige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar US Mushroom Risotto:

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

M243
Mushroom Risotto

Darker shades

M243
Mushroom Risotto

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 Mushroom Risotto with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 212, such as Valspar US Highlights and Plot Twist.

M243
Mushroom Risotto

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LRV of Mushroom Risotto

Mushroom Risotto has an LRV of 55.1% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 55.1%, 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	#cec2b4
RGB Decimal	206, 194, 180
RGB Percent	80.78%, 76.08%, 70.59%
HSV	Hue: 32° Saturation: 12.62% Value: 80.78%
HSL	hsl(32, 21, 76)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.83 Yellow: 12.62 Key: 19.22
YIQ	Y: 195.992 I: 11.65 Q: -1.818
XYZ	X: 52.982 Y: 55.001 Z: 50.993
CIE Lab	L:79.042 a:1.833 b:8.551
CIE Luv	L:79.042 u:7.933 v:12.126
Decimal	13550260
Hunter Lab	74.163, -2.264, 11.148