Valspar The North Wind Blows V140-5

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Code:V140-5
Name:The North Wind Blows
Brand:Valspar

What color is Valspar The North Wind Blows?

Let's dive into a full The North Wind Blows paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful V140-5. Find out if this gorgeous cold grey 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 The North Wind Blows

The North Wind Blows has an LRV of 22.25% 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 22.25%, 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#7f837d
RGB Decimal127, 131, 125
RGB Percent49.80%, 51.37%, 49.02%
HSVHue: 100° Saturation: 4.58% Value: 51.37%
HSLhsl(100, 2, 50)
CMYKCyan: 3.05 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.58 Key: 48.63
YIQY: 129.12 I: -0.456 Q: -2.713
XYZX: 20.569 Y: 22.225 Z: 22.603
CIE LabL:54.265 a:-2.676 b:2.725
CIE LuvL:54.265 u:-1.944 v:4.187
Decimal8356733
Hunter Lab47.144, -4.619, 4.574

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