Valspar UK Porthole View R153B

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What are Valspar UK Porthole View undertones?
Is Porthole View R153B cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Porthole View
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Porthole View R153B
Code:	R153B
Name:	Porthole View
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Porthole View?

Valspar UK Porthole View R153B is a clear, medium-deep teal with a strong blue cast and a crisp cool edge. Its saturated blue-green character gives walls a defined presence without reading as near-black or overly dark. In bright daylight, this color can appear cleaner and more blue-led, while lower or warmer light may bring out its deeper teal quality. It suits bathrooms, dining rooms, and study walls particularly well, and also makes a confident choice for painted cabinetry or a front door. Pair Porthole View with warm off-whites, pale oak, brushed brass, or soft clay-toned accents to add warmth around its cool intensity.

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What are Valspar UK Porthole View undertones?

Porthole View is a midtone, soft 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:

#00828F

RGB code:

0, 130, 143

Is Valspar UK Porthole View cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 185° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.

R153B Porthole View HSL code: 185, 100%, 28%

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 Porthole View

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 Porthole View:

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

R153B
Porthole View

Darker shades

R153B
Porthole View

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 Porthole View with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 5, such as Valspar UK Dante's Cardigan and Red Maple.

R153B
Porthole View

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