Valspar UK Fickle Pickle R240A

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What are Valspar UK Fickle Pickle undertones?
Is Fickle Pickle R240A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Fickle Pickle
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Fickle Pickle R240A
Code:	R240A
Name:	Fickle Pickle
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Fickle Pickle?

Valspar UK Fickle Pickle R240A is a muted olive-green with a noticeable yellow cast, sitting at a grounded mid-to-dark depth. Its earthy character can read slightly more khaki in warm daylight, while lower or cooler light brings out its deeper, mossy side. Fickle Pickle suits kitchen cabinetry, a dining-room feature wall, or a study where a stronger natural colour feels appropriate. Pair it with warm off-whites, clay-toned neutrals, aged brass, and oak or walnut for a considered, material-led look. Against crisp white trim, this shade gains a cleaner, more graphic definition.

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What are Valspar UK Fickle Pickle undertones?

Fickle Pickle is a midtone, soft ochre. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:

#7F7E32

RGB code:

127, 126, 50

Is Valspar UK Fickle Pickle cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 59°, this dark green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

R240A Fickle Pickle HSL code: 59, 44%, 35%

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 Fickle Pickle

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:

4000K

2000K

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Fickle Pickle:

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

R240A
Fickle Pickle

X120R228B
Chartreuse

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 Fickle Pickle with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 239, such as Valspar UK Safe Haven and India Ink.

R240A
Fickle Pickle

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