Valspar UK Porcelain Vase R172C

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What are Valspar UK Porcelain Vase undertones?
Is Porcelain Vase R172C cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Porcelain Vase
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Porcelain Vase R172C
Code:	R172C
Name:	Porcelain Vase
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Porcelain Vase?

Valspar UK Porcelain Vase R172C is a muted mid-tone blue with a clear cool cast and a gentle greyed softness. Its restrained saturation keeps it from reading as bright sky blue, giving walls a calm, lightly weathered look instead. In daylight, the blue is more apparent, while warmer evening light can make this shade seem quieter and slightly more subdued. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and home offices, particularly alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or soft grey fabrics. For contrast, pair Porcelain Vase with deep navy details or charcoal accents; for a lighter scheme, use warm off-whites rather than stark blue-white paints.

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What are Valspar UK Porcelain Vase undertones?

Porcelain Vase is a mid-light, muted dusty blue. The HEX sample leans blue; 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:

#8DA8C5

RGB code:

141, 168, 197

Is Valspar UK Porcelain Vase cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 211°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

R172C Porcelain Vase HSL code: 211, 33%, 66%

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 Porcelain Vase

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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Morning

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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 Porcelain Vase:

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

R172C
Porcelain Vase

Darker shades

R172C
Porcelain Vase

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 Porcelain Vase with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 31, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

R172C
Porcelain Vase

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