Valspar UK Keep the Peace L18bW34b

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What are Valspar UK Keep the Peace undertones?
Is Keep the Peace L18bW34b cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Keep the Peace
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Keep the Peace L18bW34b
Code:	L18bW34b
Name:	Keep the Peace
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Keep the Peace?

Valspar UK Keep the Peace L18bW34b is a deep, muted blue-grey with a distinctly cool, slate-like cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded rather than overtly navy, while the dark value gives walls a defined, enclosing presence. In bright daylight, the blue-grey character is clearer; under warm lamps, it can read closer to softened charcoal. Use Keep the Peace in studies, dining rooms, hallways, or on fitted cabinetry, paired with off-white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and stone-grey textiles. For contrast, introduce chalky cream or warm terracotta accessories rather than stark white.

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What are Valspar UK Keep the Peace undertones?

Keep the Peace is a deep, very muted near-black navy. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#39424B

RGB code:

57, 66, 75

Is Valspar UK Keep the Peace cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 210°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

L18bW34b Keep the Peace HSL code: 210, 14%, 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 Keep the Peace

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 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 Keep the Peace:

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

L18bW34b
Keep the Peace

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 Keep the Peace with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 30, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

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Keep the Peace

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#39424b
RGB Decimal	57, 66, 75
RGB Percent	22.35%, 25.88%, 29.41%
HSV	Hue: 210° Saturation: 24.0% Value: 29.41%
HSL	hsl(210, 13.64, 25.88)
CMYK	Cyan: 24.0 Magenta: 12.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 70.59
YIQ	Y: 64.335 I: -8.255 Q: 0.897
XYZ	X: 4.905 Y: 5.274 Z: 7.414
CIE Lab	L:27.502 a:-1.354 b:-6.667
CIE Luv	L:27.502 u:-4.717 v:-7.733
Decimal	3752523
Hunter Lab	22.965, -2.064, -3.066