Valspar UK Gondola W13d

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What are Valspar UK Gondola undertones?
Is Gondola W13d cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Gondola
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Gondola W13d
Code:	W13d
Name:	Gondola
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Gondola?

Valspar UK Gondola W13d is a deep, muted charcoal-brown with a dry, earthy cast rather than a true black or grey. Its low saturation gives it a grounded, softened appearance, while the brown undertone keeps the darkness from feeling stark. In bright daylight, Gondola can read as a weathered dark grey; under warm evening lighting, its brown notes become more apparent. It suits feature walls, painted cabinetry, or exterior joinery where a near-black colour would feel too severe. Pair it with warm off-whites, natural oak, aged brass, and textured linen for a restrained, material-led scheme.

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What are Valspar UK Gondola undertones?

Gondola is a deep, very muted dark brown. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-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:

#4A443C

RGB code:

74, 68, 60

Is Valspar UK Gondola cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 34°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

W13d Gondola HSL code: 34, 10%, 26%

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 Gondola

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 brown shade looks under different lighting:

2000K

3000K

4000K

5000K

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Gondola:

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

W13d
Gondola

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 Gondola with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Laura Grey.

W13d
Gondola

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