Valspar UK Clear Skies R229E

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What are Valspar UK Clear Skies undertones?
Is Clear Skies R229E cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Clear Skies
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Clear Skies R229E
Code:	R229E
Name:	Clear Skies
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Clear Skies?

Valspar UK Clear Skies R229E is a light blue-green with a clean, watery appearance and a noticeable minty cast. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the soft saturation prevents it from reading as overly bright. In cooler daylight, this shade can lean more blue, while warm artificial lighting may bring out its gentler green side. It suits bathrooms, kitchens and light-filled bedrooms, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel and natural linen. For more contrast, pair Clear Skies with deep teal accents or muted terracotta details.

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What are Valspar UK Clear Skies undertones?

Clear Skies is a light, soft light blue-green. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:

#9EDDD5

RGB code:

158, 221, 213

Is Valspar UK Clear Skies cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 172° on the HSL hue wheel, this Green falls clearly in the cool range.

R229E Clear Skies HSL code: 172, 48%, 74%

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 Clear Skies

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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Clear Skies:

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 Clear Skies with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 352, such as Valspar UK Unlikely Hero and Misty Mauve.

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