Valspar UK Low Tide R253B

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What are Valspar UK Low Tide undertones?
Is Low Tide R253B cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Low Tide
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Low Tide R253B
Code:	R253B
Name:	Low Tide
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Low Tide?

Valspar UK Low Tide R253B is a muted blue-green with a cool, greyed cast and a medium-dark depth. Its restrained saturation keeps it from reading overly bright, giving walls a settled, architectural look rather than a vivid coastal feel. In daylight, the green-blue character is clearer, while lower or warmer artificial light can bring forward its softened charcoal undertone. Use it in a study, bathroom, hallway, or on kitchen cabinetry where a darker color can add definition without appearing black. Pair Low Tide with chalky off-whites, pale oak, brushed nickel, slate, and warm stone for a grounded contrast.

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What are Valspar UK Low Tide undertones?

Low Tide is a midtone, muted deep teal. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#57797A

RGB code:

87, 121, 122

Is Valspar UK Low Tide cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 182°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

R253B Low Tide HSL code: 182, 17%, 41%

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 Low Tide

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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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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Low Tide:

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

R253B
Low Tide

Darker shades

R253B
Low Tide

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 Low Tide with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 2, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Rose Satin Slippers.

R253B
Low Tide

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