Valspar UK Bean Sprout W38e

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What are Valspar UK Bean Sprout undertones?
Is Bean Sprout W38e cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Bean Sprout
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Bean Sprout W38e
Code:	W38e
Name:	Bean Sprout
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Bean Sprout?

Valspar UK Bean Sprout W38e is a very pale, green-tinted off-white with a soft, lightly muted appearance. Its #ecf2e5 value suggests a gentle coolness, though it can read almost white in bright daylight while retaining a faint leafy cast beside cleaner whites. Use Bean Sprout on bedroom, kitchen, or hallway walls where a full-strength green would feel too pronounced. It pairs neatly with warm white trim, light oak, woven natural fibres, and muted sage or olive details. On cabinetry, this shade creates a subtle colour shift rather than a strong painted statement.

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What are Valspar UK Bean Sprout undertones?

Bean Sprout is a near-white, very muted green-tinted off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#ECF2E5

RGB code:

236, 242, 229

Is Valspar UK Bean Sprout cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 88°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

W38e Bean Sprout HSL code: 88, 33%, 92%

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 Bean Sprout

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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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2000K

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Bean Sprout:

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

W38e
Bean Sprout

W38a
Spring Respite

Darker shades

W38e
Bean Sprout

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 Bean Sprout with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 268, such as Valspar UK Plush Luxury and Night on the Moors.

W38e
Bean Sprout

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