Valspar UK Sea Grove R284B

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Official page:Sea Grove R284B
Code:R284B
Name:Sea Grove
Brand:Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Sea Grove?

Valspar UK Sea Grove R284B is a muted grey-green with a soft olive cast and a gently weathered appearance. Its low saturation keeps it grounded rather than overtly green, making it well suited to living rooms, hallways, or a home office where a subdued wall colour is wanted. In cooler daylight, the grey aspect is likely to read more clearly, while warmer lamps can bring out its earthy green undertone. Pair Sea Grove with chalky off-whites, warm stone shades, blackened metal, and natural oak for a restrained, material-led scheme. It also has enough depth to use on cabinetry or interior doors against lighter surrounding walls.

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What are Valspar UK Sea Grove undertones?

Sea Grove is a midtone, very muted muted olive. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#6E746A

RGB code:

110, 116, 106

Is Valspar UK Sea Grove cool or warm?

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Color wheel

With a hue of 96°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

R284B Sea Grove HSL code: 96, 5%, 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 Grove

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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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:

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

Monochromatic color scheme

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

Darker shades

R284B
Sea Grove

Complementary color scheme

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 Grove with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 276, such as Valspar UK Plush Luxury and Really Romantic.

Color codes

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FormatCode
HEX#6e746a
RGB Decimal110, 116, 106
RGB Percent43.14%, 45.49%, 41.57%
HSVHue: 96° Saturation: 8.62% Value: 45.49%
HSLhsl(96, 4.5, 43.53)
CMYKCyan: 5.17 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 8.62 Key: 54.51
YIQY: 113.066 I: -0.362 Q: -4.381
XYZX: 15.277 Y: 16.846 Z: 16.079
CIE LabL:48.066 a:-4.293 b:4.746
CIE LuvL:48.066 u:-2.869 v:6.967
Decimal7238762
Hunter Lab41.044, -5.39, 5.505

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