Valspar UK Maritime Hush R199C

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Official page:Maritime Hush R199C
Code:R199C
Name:Maritime Hush
Brand:Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Maritime Hush?

Valspar UK Maritime Hush R199C is a muted mid-tone blue-grey with a cool, softly weathered cast. Its restrained saturation keeps it from reading as overtly blue, so it can look more slate-grey in low light or north-facing rooms. In brighter daylight, the blue note becomes clearer without turning sharp. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and studies particularly well on full walls, where its gentle depth gives pale trim and warm white ceilings definition. Pair Maritime Hush with chalky whites, charcoal details, pale oak, brushed nickel, or linen fabrics in stone and oatmeal tones.

Maritime Hush for living room (2 photos)

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

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Valspar UK Maritime Hush living room
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Valspar UK Maritime Hush reviews (2 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

Valspar UK Maritime Hush wall paint review
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What are Valspar UK Maritime Hush undertones?

Maritime Hush is a midtone, very muted 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:

#8A99A3

RGB code:

138, 153, 163

Is Valspar UK Maritime Hush cool or warm?

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Color wheel

With a hue of 204°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

R199C Maritime Hush HSL code: 204, 12%, 59%

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 Maritime Hush

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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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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

Living-room mockup
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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Maritime Hush:

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.

Lighter shades

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 Maritime Hush with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 24, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

Color codes

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FormatCode
HEX#8a99a3
RGB Decimal138, 153, 163
RGB Percent54.12%, 60.00%, 63.92%
HSVHue: 204° Saturation: 15.34% Value: 63.92%
HSLhsl(204, 11.96, 59.02)
CMYKCyan: 15.34 Magenta: 6.13 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 36.08
YIQY: 149.655 I: -12.152 Q: -0.061
XYZX: 28.481 Y: 30.829 Z: 39.091
CIE LabL:62.363 a:-3.186 b:-7.036
CIE LuvL:62.363 u:-8.532 v:-9.83
Decimal9083299
Hunter Lab55.524, -5.606, -2.875

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