Valspar UK Milky Way R196D
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| Official page: | Milky Way R196D |
| Code: | R196D |
| Name: | Milky Way |
| Brand: | Valspar UK |
What color is Valspar UK Milky Way?
Let's dive into a full Milky Way paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful R196D. 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 Milky Way undertones?
Milky Way is a mid-light, 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:
RGB code:
169, 179, 188
Is Valspar UK Milky Way cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 208°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
R196D Milky Way HSL code: 208, 12%, 70%
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 Milky Way
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 Milky Way:
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
R196D
Milky Way
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 Milky Way with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 28, 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 | #a9b3bc |
| RGB Decimal | 169, 179, 188 |
| RGB Percent | 66.27%, 70.20%, 73.73% |
| HSV | Hue: 208° Saturation: 10.11% Value: 73.73% |
| HSL | hsl(208, 12.42, 70.0) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.11 Magenta: 4.79 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 26.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 177.036 I: -8.851 Q: 0.685 |
| XYZ | X: 41.557 Y: 44.306 Z: 53.926 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.432 a:-1.68 b:-5.768 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.432 u:-5.947 v:-8.383 |
| Decimal | 11121596 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.562, -5.042, -1.44 |
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