Valspar UK London Lights R171F

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Official page:London Lights R171F
Code:R171F
Name:London Lights
Brand:Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK London Lights?

Let's dive into a full London Lights paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful R171F. Find out if this gorgeous cold grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Valspar UK London Lights undertones?

London Lights is a light, very muted cool off-white. 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:

#DAE3ED

RGB code:

218, 227, 237

Is Valspar UK London Lights cool or warm?

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Color wheel

At 212° on the HSL hue wheel, this Grey falls clearly in the cool range.

R171F London Lights HSL code: 212, 35%, 89%

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 London Lights

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

Bedroom daylight mockup
Bedroom overlay
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Morning
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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll 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 London Lights:

Monochromatic color scheme

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.

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

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 London Lights with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 32, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#dae3ed
RGB Decimal218, 227, 237
RGB Percent85.49%, 89.02%, 92.94%
HSVHue: 212° Saturation: 8.02% Value: 92.94%
HSLhsl(212, 34.55, 89.22)
CMYKCyan: 8.02 Magenta: 4.22 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 7.06
YIQY: 225.449 I: -8.577 Q: 1.208
XYZX: 71.664 Y: 75.957 Z: 90.984
CIE LabL:89.84 a:-1.121 b:-5.896
CIE LuvL:89.84 u:-5.456 v:-8.959
Decimal14345197
Hunter Lab87.153, -5.742, -0.888

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