Valspar UK Amethyst Ice R26A

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What are Valspar UK Amethyst Ice undertones?
Is Amethyst Ice R26A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Amethyst Ice
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Amethyst Ice R26A
Code:	R26A
Name:	Amethyst Ice
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Amethyst Ice?

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What are Valspar UK Amethyst Ice undertones?

Amethyst Ice is a light, very muted pale mauve-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.

HEX value:

#E0D9E8

RGB code:

224, 217, 232

Is Valspar UK Amethyst Ice cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 268°, this Purple leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

R26A Amethyst Ice HSL code: 268, 25%, 88%

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 Amethyst Ice

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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Amethyst Ice:

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

R26A
Amethyst Ice

Darker shades

R26A
Amethyst Ice

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 Amethyst Ice with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 88, such as Valspar UK Green Beret and Jade Cameo.

R26A
Amethyst Ice

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