Valspar UK Bougainvillea X26R61C
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| Official page: | Bougainvillea X26R61C |
| Code: | X26R61C |
| Name: | Bougainvillea |
| Brand: | Valspar UK |
What color is Valspar UK Bougainvillea?
Let's dive into a full Bougainvillea paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful X26R61C. Find out if this gorgeous warm purple paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
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What are Valspar UK Bougainvillea undertones?
Bougainvillea is a mid-light, soft mauve. The HEX sample leans purple; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
200, 161, 208
Is Valspar UK Bougainvillea cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 290°, this Purple reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
X26R61C Bougainvillea HSL code: 290, 33%, 72%
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 Bougainvillea
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Bougainvillea:
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
X26R61C
Bougainvillea
Darker shades
X26R61C
Bougainvillea
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 Bougainvillea with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 110, such as Valspar UK Stormy Day and Wading in Venice.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #c8a1d0 |
| RGB Decimal | 200, 161, 208 |
| RGB Percent | 78.43%, 63.14%, 81.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 290° Saturation: 22.6% Value: 81.57% |
| HSL | hsl(290, 33.33, 72.35) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.85 Magenta: 22.6 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 18.43 |
| YIQ | Y: 178.019 I: 8.137 Q: 22.876 |
| XYZ | X: 47.947 Y: 42.324 Z: 65.301 |
| CIE Lab | L:71.094 a:22.622 b:-18.5 |
| CIE Luv | L:71.094 u:18.874 v:-32.202 |
| Decimal | 13148624 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.057, 17.705, -13.973 |
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