Valspar UK Dragon's Lair R176B

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What are Valspar UK Dragon's Lair undertones?
Is Dragon's Lair R176B cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dragon's Lair
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Dragon's Lair R176B
Code:	R176B
Name:	Dragon's Lair
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Dragon's Lair?

Valspar UK Dragon's Lair R176B is a medium-depth blue with a clear teal cast, sitting between weathered petrol blue and muted sea glass. Its cool base keeps it crisp in daylight, while lower or warmer light can bring out its slightly softened, greyed character. Use it on a study wall, bathroom cabinetry, or a front door where a stronger colour is wanted without the intensity of a bright blue. Pale stone, soft white, charcoal, brushed nickel, and light oak give this shade a grounded setting. Dragon's Lair also has enough presence for full walls in a well-lit room, particularly when paired with simple furnishings and natural textures.

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What are Valspar UK Dragon's Lair undertones?

Dragon's Lair 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:

#447B8F

RGB code:

68, 123, 143

Is Valspar UK Dragon's Lair cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 196° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.

R176B Dragon's Lair HSL code: 196, 36%, 41%

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 Dragon's Lair

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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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Dragon's Lair:

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 Dragon's Lair with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 16, such as Valspar UK Black Hills Shadow and Portobello Cream.

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Dragon's Lair

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