Valspar UK New York City Winter R74A

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What are Valspar UK New York City Winter undertones?
Is New York City Winter R74A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on New York City Winter
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	New York City Winter R74A
Code:	R74A
Name:	New York City Winter
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK New York City Winter?

Valspar UK New York City Winter R74A is a pale, softly muted grey with a gentle warm cast that keeps it from feeling stark. Its low saturation gives it the look of a light stone or weathered plaster, with subtle beige-grey undertones visible beside crisp white trim. In daylight, this color reads clean and airy; under warmer bulbs, its creamier side becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan walls where a quiet neutral is wanted without the brightness of pure white. Pair New York City Winter with oak, linen, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or deeper mushroom-brown tones for a grounded interior palette.

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What are Valspar UK New York City Winter undertones?

New York City Winter is a light, near-neutral light gray. 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:

#DEDAD2

RGB code:

222, 218, 210

Is Valspar UK New York City Winter cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 40°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

R74A New York City Winter HSL code: 40, 15%, 85%

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 New York City Winter

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK New York City Winter:

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

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Darker shades

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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 New York City Winter with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Laura Grey.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#dedad2
RGB Decimal	222, 218, 210
RGB Percent	87.06%, 85.49%, 82.35%
HSV	Hue: 40° Saturation: 5.41% Value: 87.06%
HSL	hsl(40, 15.38, 84.71)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.8 Yellow: 5.41 Key: 12.94
YIQ	Y: 218.284 I: 4.954 Q: -1.643
XYZ	X: 66.826 Y: 70.326 Z: 71.009
CIE Lab	L:87.156 a:-0.037 b:4.416
CIE Luv	L:87.156 u:2.749 v:6.643
Decimal	14605010
Hunter Lab	83.861, -4.515, 8.498