Valspar UK Lava Cliff R3E

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What are Valspar UK Lava Cliff undertones?
Is Lava Cliff R3E cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Lava Cliff
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Lava Cliff R3E
Code:	R3E
Name:	Lava Cliff
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Lava Cliff?

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What are Valspar UK Lava Cliff undertones?

Lava Cliff is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#777274

RGB code:

119, 114, 116

Is Valspar UK Lava Cliff cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 336°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

R3E Lava Cliff HSL code: 336, 2%, 46%

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 Lava Cliff

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Lava Cliff:

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

R3E
Lava Cliff

Darker shades

R3E
Lava Cliff

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 Lava Cliff with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 156, such as Valspar UK Shadowed Ivy and Ballroom Slippers.

R3E
Lava Cliff

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