Valspar UK Seaside Fog R268B

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What are Valspar UK Seaside Fog undertones?
Is Seaside Fog R268B cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Seaside Fog
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Seaside Fog R268B
Code:	R268B
Name:	Seaside Fog
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Seaside Fog?

Valspar UK Seaside Fog R268B is a muted blue-green grey with a medium-dark depth and a noticeably softened, low-saturation finish. Its green cast keeps the colour from reading as a straightforward slate blue, while the grey base gives it a weathered, grounded appearance. In cool daylight, Seaside Fog can appear more blue-grey; under warmer lamps, its subdued green undertone is likely to come forward. It suits studies, utility rooms, hallways, and painted cabinetry where a deeper wall colour will not feel overly sharp. Pair this shade with chalky off-whites, pale oak, brushed nickel, black iron, or warm stone for contrast.

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What are Valspar UK Seaside Fog undertones?

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

HEX value:

#627671

RGB code:

98, 118, 113

Is Valspar UK Seaside Fog cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 165°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

R268B Seaside Fog HSL code: 165, 9%, 42%

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 Seaside Fog

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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2000K

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Seaside Fog:

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

R268B
Seaside Fog

Darker shades

R268B
Seaside Fog

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 Seaside Fog with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 345, such as Valspar UK Heather Honey and Unlikely Hero.

R268B
Seaside Fog

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