Valspar UK Sherwood Forest X108R204A

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What are Valspar UK Sherwood Forest undertones?
Is Sherwood Forest X108R204A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sherwood Forest
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Sherwood Forest X108R204A
Code:	X108R204A
Name:	Sherwood Forest
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Sherwood Forest?

Valspar UK Sherwood Forest X108R204A is a deep, muted blue-green with a distinctly cool, slate-like cast. Its low-key saturation keeps the color grounded rather than bright, making it particularly effective for a study, dining room, hallway, or a north-facing bedroom that can handle a darker wall. In daylight, the blue and grey notes are likely to read most clearly, while warmer evening bulbs can draw out its softened green undertone. Sherwood Forest makes a strong choice for painted cabinetry, interior doors, or a single enveloping wall alongside warm off-whites, pale oak, aged brass, and natural linen. For more contrast, pair this shade with chalky plaster tones or muted terracotta accessories rather than sharp, icy whites.

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What are Valspar UK Sherwood Forest undertones?

Sherwood Forest is a deep, muted deep teal-gray. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#3E585C

RGB code:

62, 88, 92

Is Valspar UK Sherwood Forest cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 188°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

X108R204A Sherwood Forest HSL code: 188, 19%, 30%

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 Sherwood Forest

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 blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Sherwood Forest:

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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Sherwood Forest

Darker shades

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Sherwood Forest

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 Sherwood Forest with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 8, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Rose Satin Slippers.

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