Valspar UK Bright Horizon R146D

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What are Valspar UK Bright Horizon undertones?
Is Bright Horizon R146D cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Bright Horizon
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Bright Horizon R146D
Code:	R146D
Name:	Bright Horizon
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Bright Horizon?

Valspar UK Bright Horizon R146D is a light, clear blue with a cool cast and a gentle hint of cyan. Its airy mid-light depth gives walls noticeable color without making a room feel closed in. In daylight, Bright Horizon reads as a fresh sky blue, while warm evening lighting can soften it toward a quieter, slightly greyer blue. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and bright kitchens, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and soft grey textiles. Use it across full walls for an open look, or on cabinetry and a single painted feature for a cleaner hit of color.

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What are Valspar UK Bright Horizon undertones?

Bright Horizon is a mid-light, soft 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:

#95C9E7

RGB code:

149, 201, 231

Is Valspar UK Bright Horizon cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 202° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.

R146D Bright Horizon HSL code: 202, 63%, 75%

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 Bright Horizon

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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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Bright Horizon:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Bright Horizon with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 22, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

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Bright Horizon

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