Valspar UK Blue Chintz R161B

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What are Valspar UK Blue Chintz undertones?
Is Blue Chintz R161B cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Blue Chintz
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Blue Chintz R161B
Code:	R161B
Name:	Blue Chintz
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Blue Chintz?

Valspar UK Blue Chintz R161B is a mid-depth blue with a softened, slightly greyed cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its cool blue character is clear, while the muted saturation gives walls a measured, grounded look. In daylight, Blue Chintz can appear cleaner and more open; under warmer artificial light, its restrained grey note becomes more noticeable. It suits studies, bedrooms, hallways, or kitchen cabinetry, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal details. Use it across all four walls for a cocooning medium-blue scheme, or reserve it for a painted door or built-in shelving against lighter neutrals.

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What are Valspar UK Blue Chintz undertones?

Blue Chintz is a midtone, soft slate 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:

#4E789C

RGB code:

78, 120, 156

Is Valspar UK Blue Chintz cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 208°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

R161B Blue Chintz HSL code: 208, 33%, 46%

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 Blue Chintz

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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2000K

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Blue Chintz:

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

R161B
Blue Chintz

Darker shades

R161B
Blue Chintz

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 Blue Chintz with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 28, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

R161B
Blue Chintz

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