Valspar UK Japanese Seaweed R284A

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What are Valspar UK Japanese Seaweed undertones?
Is Japanese Seaweed R284A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Japanese Seaweed
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Japanese Seaweed R284A
Code:	R284A
Name:	Japanese Seaweed
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Japanese Seaweed?

Valspar UK Japanese Seaweed R284A is a muted, deep grey-green with a softly earthy cast. Its low saturation keeps the color restrained, reading almost charcoal in dim rooms while the green becomes clearer in daylight. Japanese Seaweed suits studies, hallways, or living-room walls where a darker backdrop can ground pale wood and natural textiles. Pair it with warm off-whites, clay-toned ceramics, brushed brass, or linen upholstery to bring out its subtle warmth. It also has enough depth for kitchen cabinetry or a painted interior door when a near-neutral alternative to dark grey is wanted.

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What are Valspar UK Japanese Seaweed undertones?

Japanese Seaweed is a deep, very muted muted olive. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#50564C

RGB code:

80, 86, 76

Is Valspar UK Japanese Seaweed cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 96°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

R284A Japanese Seaweed HSL code: 96, 6%, 32%

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 Japanese Seaweed

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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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 green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Japanese Seaweed:

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

R284A
Japanese Seaweed

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 Japanese Seaweed with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 276, such as Valspar UK Plush Luxury and Really Romantic.

R284A
Japanese Seaweed

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