Valspar UK Fait Accompli W46d

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What are Valspar UK Fait Accompli undertones?
Is Fait Accompli W46d cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Fait Accompli
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Fait Accompli W46d
Code:	W46d
Name:	Fait Accompli
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Fait Accompli?

Valspar UK Fait Accompli W46d is a deep, muted blue-green with a charcoal cast that gives it a substantial, grounded look. Its low-brightness finish reads almost like dark slate in shadow, while daylight brings out the green-blue character more clearly. Use it on a study wall, dining-room cabinetry, or a hallway door where a darker color can add definition without appearing black. Warm off-whites, faded clay tones, natural oak, aged brass, and blackened metal provide useful contrast around Fait Accompli. In bright south-facing rooms, pairing it with pale walls and light flooring will keep the overall scheme from feeling too heavy.

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What are Valspar UK Fait Accompli undertones?

Fait Accompli is a deep, very muted near-black teal. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#314444

RGB code:

49, 68, 68

Is Valspar UK Fait Accompli cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 180°, this dark green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

W46d Fait Accompli HSL code: 180, 16%, 23%

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 Fait Accompli

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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

2000K

3000K

4000K

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6000K

7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Fait Accompli:

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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Fait Accompli

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 Fait Accompli with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Valspar UK Rose Satin Slippers and Hazy Earth.

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Fait Accompli

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