Valspar UK Emerald Sea R192C

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What are Valspar UK Emerald Sea undertones?
Is Emerald Sea R192C cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Emerald Sea
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Emerald Sea R192C
Code:	R192C
Name:	Emerald Sea
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Emerald Sea?

Valspar UK Emerald Sea R192C is a muted blue-green with a noticeable grey cast, giving it a softly weathered, mid-tone appearance. It reads cooler than a typical aqua, with enough green to keep the blue from feeling stark. In bright daylight, Emerald Sea can appear cleaner and slightly more blue-led, while lower or warmer lighting brings forward its subdued grey-green side. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and painted cabinetry where a calm, grounded colour is wanted without using a very dark shade. Pair it with off-white walls, pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal details, or soft clay neutrals for a considered contrast.

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What are Valspar UK Emerald Sea undertones?

Emerald Sea is a midtone, muted 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:

#76A0A6

RGB code:

118, 160, 166

Is Valspar UK Emerald Sea cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 188°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

R192C Emerald Sea HSL code: 188, 21%, 56%

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 Emerald Sea

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 Emerald Sea:

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

R192C
Emerald Sea

Darker shades

R192C
Emerald Sea

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 Emerald Sea with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 8, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Rose Satin Slippers.

R192C
Emerald Sea

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