Valspar UK Cliff Dive R147A

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What are Valspar UK Cliff Dive undertones?
Is Cliff Dive R147A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cliff Dive
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cliff Dive R147A
Code:	R147A
Name:	Cliff Dive
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Cliff Dive?

Valspar UK Cliff Dive R147A is a clear, medium-deep blue with a noticeable teal cast, sitting between ocean blue and blue-green. Its cool, fairly saturated character gives walls a crisp hit of color without reading as overly dark. In bright daylight, Cliff Dive can show more of its clean cyan-blue side, while lower light brings out a richer, deeper blue tone. It suits a bathroom, kitchen cabinetry, study nook, or a single feature wall paired with warm white, pale grey, natural oak, rattan, and brushed brass. For a sharper contrast, use this shade alongside soft terracotta or muted coral accents.

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What are Valspar UK Cliff Dive undertones?

Cliff Dive is a midtone, soft slate 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:

#007EA7

RGB code:

0, 126, 167

Is Valspar UK Cliff Dive cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 195° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.

R147A Cliff Dive HSL code: 195, 100%, 33%

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 Cliff Dive

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 Cliff Dive:

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

R147A
Cliff Dive

Darker shades

R147A
Cliff Dive

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 Cliff Dive with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 15, such as Valspar UK Autumn Meadow and Dante's Cardigan.

R147A
Cliff Dive

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