Valspar UK Burnished Apricot R97D

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What are Valspar UK Burnished Apricot undertones?
Is Burnished Apricot R97D cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Burnished Apricot
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Burnished Apricot R97D
Code:	R97D
Name:	Burnished Apricot
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Burnished Apricot?

Let's dive into a full Burnished Apricot paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful R97D. Find out if this gorgeous warm red 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 Burnished Apricot undertones?

Burnished Apricot is a midtone, soft brick red. The HEX sample leans red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#BE887B

RGB code:

190, 136, 123

Is Valspar UK Burnished Apricot cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 12° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

R97D Burnished Apricot HSL code: 12, 34%, 61%

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 Burnished Apricot

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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Burnished Apricot:

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

R97D
Burnished Apricot

Darker shades

R97D
Burnished Apricot

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 Burnished Apricot with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 192, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Heart of the Jungle.

R97D
Burnished Apricot

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