Valspar UK Melrose Abbey L7bW14d

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What are Valspar UK Melrose Abbey undertones?
Is Melrose Abbey L7bW14d cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Melrose Abbey
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Melrose Abbey L7bW14d
Code:	L7bW14d
Name:	Melrose Abbey
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Melrose Abbey?

Valspar UK Melrose Abbey L7bW14d is a deep charcoal grey with a faint brown warmth that keeps it from reading as stark black. Its low-saturation, near-black character gives walls a grounded, shadowy presence, particularly in rooms with limited daylight. In brighter natural light, the softened charcoal base becomes more apparent, while warm lamps can draw out its subtle earthy cast. Use Melrose Abbey on a study wall, dining room cabinetry, or a front door for strong definition, pairing it with off-white plaster, pale oak, aged brass, and warm stone. It can also make a crisp contrast beside muted clay, mushroom beige, or dusty green accents.

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What are Valspar UK Melrose Abbey undertones?

Melrose Abbey is a deep, near-neutral near-black. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#46413F

RGB code:

70, 65, 63

Is Valspar UK Melrose Abbey cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 17°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

L7bW14d Melrose Abbey HSL code: 17, 5%, 26%

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 Melrose Abbey

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Melrose Abbey:

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

L7bW14d
Melrose Abbey

Darker shades

L7bW14d
Melrose Abbey

W1d
Black Bean

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 Melrose Abbey with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 197, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Heart of the Jungle.

L7bW14d
Melrose Abbey

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#46413f
RGB Decimal	70, 65, 63
RGB Percent	27.45%, 25.49%, 24.71%
HSV	Hue: 17° Saturation: 10.0% Value: 27.45%
HSL	hsl(17, 5.26, 26.08)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.14 Yellow: 10.0 Key: 72.55
YIQ	Y: 66.267 I: 3.622 Q: 0.435
XYZ	X: 5.313 Y: 5.442 Z: 5.472
CIE Lab	L:27.958 a:1.707 b:1.984
CIE Luv	L:27.958 u:2.832 v:2.007
Decimal	4604223
Hunter Lab	23.327, -0.167, 2.422