Valspar UK Ballroom Slippers X135R279C
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| Official page: | Ballroom Slippers X135R279C |
| Code: | X135R279C |
| Name: | Ballroom Slippers |
| Brand: | Valspar UK |
What color is Valspar UK Ballroom Slippers?
Valspar UK Ballroom Slippers X135R279C is a muted blue-green grey with a softly weathered, mid-tone appearance. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded, reading more like a coloured neutral than a bright teal. Cooler daylight brings forward its blue-grey side, while warmer bulbs can make the gentle green cast more noticeable. Use it on bedroom or bathroom walls for a calm, shaded backdrop, or on cabinetry paired with pale oak, brushed nickel, and off-white surfaces. Ballroom Slippers also sits well beside charcoal accents and dusty clay tones for a more layered scheme.
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What are Valspar UK Ballroom Slippers undertones?
Ballroom Slippers is a midtone, very muted muted teal-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
137, 153, 151
Is Valspar UK Ballroom Slippers cool or warm?
With a hue of 173°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
X135R279C Ballroom Slippers HSL code: 173, 7%, 57%
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 Ballroom Slippers
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:


4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Ballroom Slippers:
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
X135R279C
Ballroom Slippers
Darker shades
X135R279C
Ballroom Slippers
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 Ballroom Slippers with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 353, such as Valspar UK Unlikely Hero and Misty Mauve.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #899997 |
| RGB Decimal | 137, 153, 151 |
| RGB Percent | 53.73%, 60.00%, 59.22% |
| HSV | Hue: 173° Saturation: 10.46% Value: 60.0% |
| HSL | hsl(173, 7.27, 56.86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.46 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.31 Key: 40.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 147.988 I: -8.892 Q: -4.007 |
| XYZ | X: 27.292 Y: 30.335 Z: 33.687 |
| CIE Lab | L:61.942 a:-6.092 b:-0.886 |
| CIE Luv | L:61.942 u:-8.623 v:-0.28 |
| Decimal | 9017751 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.077, -7.934, 2.29 |
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