Valspar UK Cornflower Meadow R161C

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What are Valspar UK Cornflower Meadow undertones?
Is Cornflower Meadow R161C cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cornflower Meadow
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cornflower Meadow R161C
Code:	R161C
Name:	Cornflower Meadow
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Cornflower Meadow?

Valspar UK Cornflower Meadow R161C is a mid-tone blue with a softly muted, slightly greyed finish rather than a sharp primary-blue look. Its cool cast is clear, though the balanced green and red content keeps it from reading overly icy. In bright daylight, Cornflower Meadow appears cleaner and fresher, while lower or north-facing light can bring out its quieter, smokier blue side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and study walls, and also makes a considered choice for painted shelving or a front door. Pair it with chalky white, pale oak, brushed nickel, warm stone, or muted blush accents to give the blue some contrast and warmth.

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What are Valspar UK Cornflower Meadow undertones?

Cornflower Meadow is a midtone, soft dusty 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:

#749CC2

RGB code:

116, 156, 194

Is Valspar UK Cornflower Meadow cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 209° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.

R161C Cornflower Meadow HSL code: 209, 39%, 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 Cornflower Meadow

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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Morning

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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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Cornflower Meadow:

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 Cornflower Meadow with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 29, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

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