Valspar UK Gentle Fawn X39R88D
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| Official page: | Gentle Fawn X39R88D |
| Code: | X39R88D |
| Name: | Gentle Fawn |
| Brand: | Valspar UK |
What color is Valspar UK Gentle Fawn?
Let's dive into a full Gentle Fawn paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful X39R88D. Find out if this gorgeous warm beige 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 Gentle Fawn undertones?
Gentle Fawn is a midtone, very muted caramel tan. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:
RGB code:
165, 147, 135
Is Valspar UK Gentle Fawn cool or warm?
With a hue of 24°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
X39R88D Gentle Fawn HSL code: 24, 14%, 59%
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 Gentle Fawn
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:


4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Gentle Fawn:
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
X39R88D
Gentle Fawn
Darker shades
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 Gentle Fawn with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Laura Grey.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #a59387 |
| RGB Decimal | 165, 147, 135 |
| RGB Percent | 64.71%, 57.65%, 52.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 24° Saturation: 18.18% Value: 64.71% |
| HSL | hsl(24, 14.29, 58.82) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.91 Yellow: 18.18 Key: 35.29 |
| YIQ | Y: 151.014 I: 14.582 Q: 0.073 |
| XYZ | X: 30.323 Y: 30.617 Z: 27.227 |
| CIE Lab | L:62.183 a:4.657 b:8.796 |
| CIE Luv | L:62.183 u:11.712 v:11.336 |
| Decimal | 10851207 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.332, 0.99, 9.558 |
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