Valspar UK Self Soothing R198D

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What are Valspar UK Self Soothing undertones?
Is Self Soothing R198D cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Self Soothing
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Self Soothing R198D
Code:	R198D
Name:	Self Soothing
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Self Soothing?

Valspar UK Self Soothing R198D is a soft, muted blue-grey with a lightly cool cast and a gentle, powdery appearance. Its balanced mix of blue and grey keeps it from reading too bright, making it well suited to bedrooms, bathrooms, or a calm living-room wall. In daylight, this shade can look cleaner and slightly bluer, while warmer evening lighting may bring out more of its greyed, softened side. Pair Self Soothing with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for a restrained contrast. It also makes a considered choice for cabinetry when teamed with light stone worktops and simple white tiles.

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What are Valspar UK Self Soothing undertones?

Self Soothing is a mid-light, very muted blue-gray. 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:

#A2B5C3

RGB code:

162, 181, 195

Is Valspar UK Self Soothing cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 205°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

R198D Self Soothing HSL code: 205, 22%, 70%

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 Self Soothing

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Self Soothing:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Self Soothing with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 25, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

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