Valspar UK Pale Lilac X85R181F

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Official page:Pale Lilac X85R181F
Code:X85R181F
Name:Pale Lilac
Brand:Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Pale Lilac?

Let's dive into a full Pale Lilac paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful X85R181F. 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 Pale Lilac undertones?

Pale Lilac is a light, very muted pale mauve-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.

HEX value:

#D8D9E7

RGB code:

216, 217, 231

Is Valspar UK Pale Lilac cool or warm?

warm
cool
Color wheel

With a hue of 236°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

X85R181F Pale Lilac HSL code: 236, 24%, 88%

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 Pale Lilac

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Pale Lilac:

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 Pale Lilac with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 56, such as Valspar UK Ancient Relic and Soaring Hawk.

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

FormatCode
HEX#d8d9e7
RGB Decimal216, 217, 231
RGB Percent84.71%, 85.10%, 90.59%
HSVHue: 236° Saturation: 6.49% Value: 90.59%
HSLhsl(236, 23.81, 87.65)
CMYKCyan: 6.49 Magenta: 6.06 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 9.41
YIQY: 218.297 I: -5.095 Q: 4.145
XYZX: 67.552 Y: 69.994 Z: 85.531
CIE LabL:86.994 a:2.268 b:-6.962
CIE LuvL:86.994 u:-1.346 v:-11.172
Decimal14211559
Hunter Lab83.662, -2.282, -2.051

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