Valspar UK Dry Stone R73D

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What are Valspar UK Dry Stone undertones?
Is Dry Stone R73D cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dry Stone
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Dry Stone R73D
Code:	R73D
Name:	Dry Stone
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Dry Stone?

Valspar UK Dry Stone R73D is a muted mid-tone grey-beige with a lightly weathered, mineral quality. Its #9b958c value shows soft warm undertones, keeping the grey from feeling blue or stark. In daylight, Dry Stone can read as a calm stone grey, while warmer evening lighting brings out its beige cast. It suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a grounded neutral is wanted without using bright white or deep taupe. Pair it with chalky off-whites, charcoal details, natural oak, linen, and brushed metal finishes for a restrained, textured look.

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What are Valspar UK Dry Stone undertones?

Dry Stone is a midtone, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#9B958C

RGB code:

155, 149, 140

Is Valspar UK Dry Stone cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 36°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

R73D Dry Stone HSL code: 36, 7%, 58%

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 Dry Stone

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Dry Stone:

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

R73D
Dry Stone

Darker shades

R73D
Dry Stone

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 Dry Stone with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Laura Grey.

R73D
Dry Stone

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