Valspar UK Mais Oui R196F
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| Official page: | Mais Oui R196F |
| Code: | R196F |
| Name: | Mais Oui |
| Brand: | Valspar UK |
What color is Valspar UK Mais Oui?
Let's dive into a full Mais Oui paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful R196F. 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 Mais Oui undertones?
Mais Oui is a light, very muted pale blue-gray. 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:
RGB code:
210, 219, 228
Is Valspar UK Mais Oui cool or warm?
With a hue of 210°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
R196F Mais Oui HSL code: 210, 25%, 86%
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 Mais Oui
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:


4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Mais Oui:
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
R196F
Mais Oui
Darker shades
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 Mais Oui with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 30, 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
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #d2dbe4 |
| RGB Decimal | 210, 219, 228 |
| RGB Percent | 82.35%, 85.88%, 89.41% |
| HSV | Hue: 210° Saturation: 7.89% Value: 89.41% |
| HSL | hsl(210, 25.0, 85.88) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 7.89 Magenta: 3.95 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 10.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 217.335 I: -8.255 Q: 0.897 |
| XYZ | X: 65.909 Y: 69.965 Z: 83.41 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.98 a:-1.318 b:-5.448 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.98 u:-5.412 v:-8.182 |
| Decimal | 13818852 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.645, -5.728, -0.572 |
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