Valspar UK Clay Figurine R73B

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What are Valspar UK Clay Figurine undertones?
Is Clay Figurine R73B cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Clay Figurine
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Clay Figurine R73B
Code:	R73B
Name:	Clay Figurine
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Clay Figurine?

Valspar UK Clay Figurine R73B is a light, muted greige with a soft beige cast and a gently warm appearance. Its low saturation keeps it close to a pale neutral, rather than reading as a distinct brown or grey. In bright daylight, Clay Figurine can look clean and lightly stone-like, while warmer evening bulbs are likely to draw out its beige side. It suits living room walls, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a quiet backdrop is needed. Pair it with off-white trim, oatmeal textiles, pale oak, brushed brass, or deeper charcoal accents for definition.

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What are Valspar UK Clay Figurine undertones?

Clay Figurine is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:

#CFC8BD

RGB code:

207, 200, 189

Is Valspar UK Clay Figurine cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 37°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

R73B Clay Figurine HSL code: 37, 16%, 78%

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 Clay Figurine

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Clay Figurine:

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

R73B
Clay Figurine

Darker shades

R73B
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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 Clay Figurine with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Laura Grey.

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Clay Figurine

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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	#cfc8bd
RGB Decimal	207, 200, 189
RGB Percent	81.18%, 78.43%, 74.12%
HSV	Hue: 37° Saturation: 8.7% Value: 81.18%
HSL	hsl(37, 15.79, 77.65)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.38 Yellow: 8.7 Key: 18.82
YIQ	Y: 200.839 I: 7.706 Q: -1.942
XYZ	X: 55.57 Y: 58.249 Z: 56.446
CIE Lab	L:80.877 a:0.518 b:6.364
CIE Luv	L:80.877 u:4.714 v:9.289
Decimal	13617341
Hunter Lab	76.321, -3.594, 9.574