Valspar UK Pond Ripple X121R254B

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What are Valspar UK Pond Ripple undertones?
Is Pond Ripple X121R254B cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Pond Ripple
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Pond Ripple X121R254B
Code:	X121R254B
Name:	Pond Ripple
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Pond Ripple?

Valspar UK Pond Ripple X121R254B is a muted blue-green with a gently greyed, medium-dark appearance. Its teal lean is softened by the low saturation, giving walls a composed, slightly weathered look rather than a bright coastal finish. In daylight, the blue-green character is clearer; under warmer artificial light, it can read deeper and more subdued. Use Pond Ripple on a study, bathroom, or dining-room wall with off-white trim, pale oak, limestone, and brushed nickel. It also has enough depth for painted cabinetry or a feature wall paired with soft putty, warm grey, or muted clay accents.

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What are Valspar UK Pond Ripple undertones?

Pond Ripple is a midtone, muted deep teal. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#577977

RGB code:

87, 121, 119

Is Valspar UK Pond Ripple cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 176°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

X121R254B Pond Ripple HSL code: 176, 16%, 41%

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 Pond Ripple

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Pond Ripple:

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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Pond Ripple

Darker shades

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Pond Ripple

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 Pond Ripple with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 356, such as Valspar UK Unlikely Hero and Misty Mauve.

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Pond Ripple

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