Valspar UK Sea Dog R202B

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What are Valspar UK Sea Dog undertones?
Is Sea Dog R202B cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sea Dog
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Sea Dog R202B
Code:	R202B
Name:	Sea Dog
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Sea Dog?

Valspar UK Sea Dog R202B is a mid-depth blue-grey with a muted, lightly greened cast that keeps it from reading as a straightforward slate. Its softened saturation gives walls clear color without making a room feel dark or heavily blue. In bright daylight, Sea Dog can appear cooler and cleaner, while lower or warmer artificial light brings forward its grey, slightly weathered quality. It suits studies, bathrooms, hallways, and kitchen cabinetry, particularly alongside off-white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal details. For contrast, pair this shade with warm clay neutrals or muted terracotta rather than crisp, icy whites.

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What are Valspar UK Sea Dog undertones?

Sea Dog is a midtone, very muted slate blue. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#63757D

RGB code:

99, 117, 125

Is Valspar UK Sea Dog cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 198°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

R202B Sea Dog HSL code: 198, 12%, 44%

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 Sea Dog

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

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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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Sea Dog:

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

R202B
Sea Dog

Darker shades

R202B
Sea Dog

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 Sea Dog with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 18, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

R202B
Sea Dog

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