Valspar UK Cool Box R151C

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What are Valspar UK Cool Box undertones?
Is Cool Box R151C cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cool Box
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cool Box R151C
Code:	R151C
Name:	Cool Box
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Cool Box?

Valspar UK Cool Box R151C is a clear, saturated blue with a noticeable turquoise cast, sitting between classic blue and teal. Its crisp, cool character gives it enough presence for a feature wall, painted shelving, or a front door, rather than disappearing into the background. In bright daylight, this color can read cleaner and more aqua-toned, while lower light may bring out its deeper blue side. Pair it with clean white trim, pale grey, natural oak, or light stone to keep the look fresh and grounded. For a bolder scheme, Cool Box can sit alongside inky navy accents or warm terracotta details for contrast.

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What are Valspar UK Cool Box undertones?

Cool Box is a midtone, soft teal. 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:

#009BB4

RGB code:

0, 155, 180

Is Valspar UK Cool Box cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 188° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.

R151C Cool Box HSL code: 188, 100%, 35%

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 Cool Box

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 Cool Box:

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.

Darker shades

R151C
Cool Box

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 Cool Box with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 8, such as Valspar UK Autumn Meadow and Dante's Cardigan.

R151C
Cool Box

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