Valspar UK Barking Creek R172E

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What are Valspar UK Barking Creek undertones?
Is Barking Creek R172E cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Barking Creek
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Barking Creek R172E
Code:	R172E
Name:	Barking Creek
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Barking Creek?

Valspar UK Barking Creek R172E is a pale, cool blue with a lightly greyed cast that keeps it soft rather than sugary. Its gentle depth makes it particularly suited to bedrooms, bathrooms, and north-facing rooms where a fresh, airy wall color is wanted. In bright daylight, the blue character appears clearer, while lower or warmer evening light can bring out its muted grey side. Pair Barking Creek with crisp white trim for a clean contrast, or use it alongside pale oak, limestone, and brushed nickel for a restrained, practical interior palette. It also makes a quiet choice for painted cabinetry or a ceiling when stronger blue walls would feel too dominant.

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What are Valspar UK Barking Creek undertones?

Barking Creek is a light, muted light blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#BBCDE2

RGB code:

187, 205, 226

Is Valspar UK Barking Creek cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 212° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.

R172E Barking Creek HSL code: 212, 40%, 81%

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 Barking Creek

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Barking Creek:

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

R172E
Barking Creek

Darker shades

R172E
Barking Creek

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 Barking Creek with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 32, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

R172E
Barking Creek

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