Valspar UK French Mustard L9dW19c

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Official page:French Mustard L9dW19c
Code:L9dW19c
Name:French Mustard
Brand:Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK French Mustard?

Let's dive into a full French Mustard paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful L9dW19c. Find out if this gorgeous warm yellow 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 French Mustard undertones?

French Mustard is a midtone, soft ochre-brown. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:

#927333

RGB code:

146, 115, 51

Is Valspar UK French Mustard cool or warm?

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Color wheel

At 40° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

L9dW19c French Mustard HSL code: 40, 48%, 39%

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 French Mustard

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK French Mustard:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

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 French Mustard with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Valspar UK Deep Shadow and Easy Breezy.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#927333
RGB Decimal146, 115, 51
RGB Percent57.25%, 45.10%, 20.00%
HSVHue: 40° Saturation: 65.07% Value: 57.25%
HSLhsl(40, 48.22, 38.63)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 21.23 Yellow: 65.07 Key: 42.75
YIQY: 116.973 I: 39.039 Q: -13.359
XYZX: 18.583 Y: 18.613 Z: 5.745
CIE LabL:50.231 a:4.722 b:39.178
CIE LuvL:50.231 u:24.9 v:41.427
Decimal9597747
Hunter Lab43.142, 1.388, 22.305

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