Valspar UK Privet Hedge R248A

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What are Valspar UK Privet Hedge undertones?
Is Privet Hedge R248A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Privet Hedge
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Privet Hedge R248A
Code:	R248A
Name:	Privet Hedge
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Privet Hedge?

Valspar UK Privet Hedge R248A is a muted, medium-dark green with an earthy olive cast rather than a bright botanical intensity. Its softened depth gives walls a grounded look, particularly in studies, dining rooms, hallways, or rooms with plenty of natural wood. In bright daylight, Privet Hedge reads as a dusty leafy green, while lower light brings out its deeper, more shaded character. Pair it with warm off-whites, clay-toned neutrals, aged brass, and oak or walnut for a layered scheme. It also has enough weight for kitchen cabinetry, especially when balanced with pale stone worktops or cream-painted walls.

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What are Valspar UK Privet Hedge undertones?

Privet Hedge is a deep, soft olive green. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#46653D

RGB code:

70, 101, 61

Is Valspar UK Privet Hedge cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 106°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

R248A Privet Hedge HSL code: 106, 25%, 32%

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 Privet Hedge

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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Privet Hedge:

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

R248A
Privet Hedge

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 Privet Hedge with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 286, such as Valspar UK Plush Luxury and Really Romantic.

R248A
Privet Hedge

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