Valspar UK Foggy Mauve R6D

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What are Valspar UK Foggy Mauve undertones?
Is Foggy Mauve R6D cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Foggy Mauve
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Foggy Mauve R6D
Code:	R6D
Name:	Foggy Mauve
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Foggy Mauve?

Let's dive into a full Foggy Mauve paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful R6D. Find out if this gorgeous warm grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Valspar UK Foggy Mauve undertones?

Foggy Mauve is a midtone, very muted muted taupe. The HEX sample has a subtle pink-red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink-red. 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:

#A29395

RGB code:

162, 147, 149

Is Valspar UK Foggy Mauve cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 352°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

R6D Foggy Mauve HSL code: 352, 7%, 61%

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 Foggy Mauve

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 Foggy Mauve:

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

R6D
Foggy Mauve

Darker shades

R6D
Foggy Mauve

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 Foggy Mauve with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 172, such as Valspar UK Heart of the Jungle and Da Vinci Velvet.

R6D
Foggy Mauve

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