Valspar UK Fish Tale X95R179A

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What are Valspar UK Fish Tale undertones?
Is Fish Tale X95R179A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Fish Tale
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Fish Tale X95R179A
Code:	X95R179A
Name:	Fish Tale
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Fish Tale?

Valspar UK Fish Tale X95R179A is a deep blue-green with a muted, inky cast that sits close to dark teal. Its cool character is softened by the colour’s restrained saturation, so it reads less sharp than a bright turquoise and more grounded than a pure navy. In strong daylight, the green-blue balance becomes clearer, while lower light can make this shade appear darker and more charcoal-toned. Use Fish Tale on a study wall, bathroom cabinetry, or a dining room feature wall alongside warm off-whites, pale oak, aged brass, and natural linen. For a bolder scheme, pair it with clay pink, rust, or ochre accents to bring out its blue-green depth.

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What are Valspar UK Fish Tale undertones?

Fish Tale is a deep, soft deep 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:

#145D61

RGB code:

20, 93, 97

Is Valspar UK Fish Tale cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 183° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.

X95R179A Fish Tale HSL code: 183, 66%, 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 Fish Tale

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 blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Fish Tale:

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 Fish Tale with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 3, such as Valspar UK Freckles and Cherry Cola.

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