Valspar UK Lemon Meringue W21a

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What are Valspar UK Lemon Meringue undertones?
Is Lemon Meringue W21a cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Lemon Meringue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Lemon Meringue W21a
Code:	W21a
Name:	Lemon Meringue
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Lemon Meringue?

Valspar UK Lemon Meringue W21a is a very light, softly warmed off-white with a muted creamy-yellow cast. Its high lightness keeps walls looking open, while the gentle warmth prevents it from reading as stark white. In bright daylight, this color can appear closer to a pale ivory; under warmer evening lighting, its buttery undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits kitchens, dining rooms, and north-facing spaces that could benefit from a little visual warmth, especially alongside natural oak, linen, rattan, and soft white trim. Pair Lemon Meringue with dusty sage, warm greige, or charcoal details for a grounded contrast.

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What are Valspar UK Lemon Meringue undertones?

Lemon Meringue is a near-white, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:

#EDEBD6

RGB code:

237, 235, 214

Is Valspar UK Lemon Meringue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 55°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

W21a Lemon Meringue HSL code: 55, 39%, 88%

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 Lemon Meringue

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Lemon Meringue:

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

W21a
Lemon Meringue

Darker shades

W21a
Lemon Meringue

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 Lemon Meringue with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 235, such as Valspar UK Laura Grey and Quiet Storm.

W21a
Lemon Meringue

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