Valspar UK Rocky Shelter R216E

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What are Valspar UK Rocky Shelter undertones?
Is Rocky Shelter R216E cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Rocky Shelter
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Rocky Shelter R216E
Code:	R216E
Name:	Rocky Shelter
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Rocky Shelter?

Valspar UK Rocky Shelter R216E is a pale, low-saturation grey with a faint cool cast suggested by its soft blue-grey value. It reads clean rather than stark, giving walls a lightly shaded appearance without making a room feel heavy. In bright daylight, the colour can look closer to a silvery light grey, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its muted, slightly smoky quality. Rocky Shelter suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and contemporary living spaces where a quiet neutral backdrop is wanted. Pair it with crisp white trim, weathered oak, brushed steel, or charcoal details for a restrained, tonal scheme.

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What are Valspar UK Rocky Shelter undertones?

Rocky Shelter is a mid-light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#BEC2C2

RGB code:

190, 194, 194

Is Valspar UK Rocky Shelter cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 180°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

R216E Rocky Shelter HSL code: 180, 3%, 75%

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 Rocky Shelter

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Rocky Shelter:

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

R216E
Rocky Shelter

Darker shades

R216E
Rocky Shelter

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 Rocky Shelter with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Valspar UK Rose Satin Slippers and Hazy Earth.

R216E
Rocky Shelter

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#bec2c2
RGB Decimal	190, 194, 194
RGB Percent	74.51%, 76.08%, 76.08%
HSV	Hue: 180° Saturation: 2.06% Value: 76.08%
HSL	hsl(180, 3.17, 75.29)
CMYK	Cyan: 2.06 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 23.92
YIQ	Y: 192.804 I: -2.384 Q: -0.846
XYZ	X: 50.262 Y: 53.426 Z: 58.689
CIE Lab	L:78.126 a:-1.382 b:-0.48
CIE Luv	L:78.126 u:-2.247 v:-0.479
Decimal	12501698
Hunter Lab	73.093, -5.167, 3.559