Valspar UK Smooth Pebbles X38R78C

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What are Valspar UK Smooth Pebbles undertones?
Is Smooth Pebbles X38R78C cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Smooth Pebbles
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Smooth Pebbles X38R78C
Code:	X38R78C
Name:	Smooth Pebbles
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Smooth Pebbles?

Let's dive into a full Smooth Pebbles paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful X38R78C. Find out if this gorgeous warm grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Valspar UK Smooth Pebbles undertones?

Smooth Pebbles is a mid-light, very muted caramel tan. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#BAB0A7

RGB code:

186, 176, 167

Is Valspar UK Smooth Pebbles cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 28°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

X38R78C Smooth Pebbles HSL code: 28, 12%, 69%

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 Smooth Pebbles

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Smooth Pebbles:

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

X38R78C
Smooth Pebbles

Darker shades

X38R78C
Smooth Pebbles

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 Smooth Pebbles with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 208, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Laura Grey.

X38R78C
Smooth Pebbles

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Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#bab0a7
RGB Decimal	186, 176, 167
RGB Percent	72.94%, 69.02%, 65.49%
HSV	Hue: 28° Saturation: 10.22% Value: 72.94%
HSL	hsl(28, 12.1, 69.22)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.38 Yellow: 10.22 Key: 27.06
YIQ	Y: 177.964 I: 8.851 Q: -0.685
XYZ	X: 42.749 Y: 44.28 Z: 42.844
CIE Lab	L:72.415 a:1.987 b:5.884
CIE Luv	L:72.415 u:6.426 v:8.152
Decimal	12234919
Hunter Lab	66.543, -1.779, 8.407