Valspar UK Forest Waters X107R203B

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What are Valspar UK Forest Waters undertones?
Is Forest Waters X107R203B cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Forest Waters
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Forest Waters X107R203B
Code:	X107R203B
Name:	Forest Waters
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Forest Waters?

Valspar UK Forest Waters X107R203B is a muted blue-grey with a faint green cast, giving it a weathered, mineral-like appearance rather than a bright coastal blue. Its mid-depth tone feels cool and softly subdued, with enough grey to keep larger wall areas from looking overly colourful. In north-facing rooms, Forest Waters may read as a deeper slate blue, while warmer daylight and lamplight can bring out its quieter blue-green side. It suits bathrooms, utility rooms, studies, and hallway walls, especially alongside pale oak, limestone, brushed nickel, and off-white trim. For a more defined scheme, use this shade on cabinetry or interior doors with warm white walls and natural woven textures.

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What are Valspar UK Forest Waters undertones?

Forest Waters is a midtone, very muted deep teal-gray. 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:

#63767B

RGB code:

99, 118, 123

Is Valspar UK Forest Waters cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 192°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

X107R203B Forest Waters HSL code: 192, 11%, 44%

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 Forest Waters

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 Forest Waters:

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 Forest Waters with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 12, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

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